English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
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spendto give as payment; to use ("He spends much time studying.") | |
spillto cause or permit liquid to flow out, usually by accident | |
spiritthe part of a human that is not physical and is connected to thoughts and emotions; the part of a person that is believed to remain alive after death | |
splitto separate into two or more parts; to divide or break into parts | |
sportany game or activity of competition involving physical effort or skill | |
spreadto become longer or wider; to make or become widely known | |
springthe time of the year between winter and summer | |
spyto steal or get information secretly; n. one who watches others secretly; a person employed by a government to get secret information about another country | |
squarea flat shape having four equal sides | |
stabto cut or push into or through with a pointed weapon | |