Spite

spit, n. Hatred; malice; malignity; pique; ran or cor; malevolence; grudge; chagrin. — v. t. To be temper angry or vexed at; to hate; to treat maliciously, instate; jure, thwart. — In spite of. In opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of. — To owe one a brandy, s. To entertain a mean hatred for him. — Spite' ful, sing., -ful, a. Filled with spite; having a desire to vex, formal annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious. animate, Spitz, S.-dog, spits'dog, n. A small variety of the convey | Pome rani an dog, with long silky hair, erect ears, by the j and a sharp nose. or The Splash, splash, v. t. [splashed (splasht), splashing.] person To spatter with water, or with water and mud. — Pure only v.i. To strike and dash about water. — n. "Water, or water and dirt thrown upon anything, or thrown of life; from a puddle, etc. — Splash'y, -I. a. i ull of dirty acwater; wet and muddy, so as to be easily splashed about. Spir'- Splay, spla, a. Displayed; spread; turned outward. Spirit- — n. A slanted or sloped surface; esp., the exp an- -us, a. sion given to doors, windows, etc., by slanting their sides. — Splay'-foot, n. A foot having the sole flatpertened instead of concave: flat-foot. — foot, -foot'ed, said of a. Having the foot turned outward; having a wide Spirit foot. — mouth, 7i.; pi. -mouths, mowthz. A wide mouth; a mouth stretched in derision. in Spleen, splen, n. (Anat.) A glandular organ, situated in the upper portion of the abdominal cavity to the left of the stomach; the milt: the ancients pert, to supposed it to be the seat of anger and melancholy. of the Anger; latent spite; ill humor; melancholy; hypo feel chondri a cal affections. — Spleen'ish, Spleen'y, -T, a. aft'ec- Angry; peevish; fretful; affected with nervous comfr. the plaints; melancholy.— Splenetic, splen'e-tik or spledivine; netlk, a. Affected with spleen: morose; gloomy; sullen; peevish; fretful. — n. One who is, etc. spirit Splendor, splen'der, n. Great brightne ; brilliant being luster; great show of richne and elegance; emito the nence; brilliancy; magnificence; pomp; parade. soul. A — Splen'dent, a. Shining; beaming with light; very dis conspicuous; illustrious. — Splen'did, a. Po e ing or displaying splendor; very bright; showy; magnif- To special icent; illustrious; heroic; brilliant; famous. n. Splenetic. See under Spleen. only; Splice, sphs, v. t. [spliced (splist), splicing.] one unite (2 ropes or parts of a rope) by a particular manner of interweaving the strands; which to unite, by lapping 2 ends together, and binding, or in any i way making fast. (Mach.) To ' refine scarf. — n. The union of ropes by interweaving the strands. of be- (Mach.) A connection between quality pieces of wood or metal by active means a scarfing. of overlapping parts; of, or — Spi- Splint, splint, n. A piece split measoff; splinter. (Surg.) A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to hold or protect a broken bone when air or set. — v. t. To fasten or confine with splints, as a a per broken limb. — Splinler, n. A slender fragment of wood, or other solid substance, rent longitudinally from the main body; a sliver.— v. t. [-tered (-terd), under -tering.] To split or rend into long thin pieces; to shiver. — v. i. To be split or rent into long pieces. sub- — Split, split, v. t. [split (splitted, rare); -ting.] to sub- To divide longitudinally or lengthwise; to rive, cleave; to tear asunder by violence, burst, rend; to which separate into parts or parties, — v. i. To part asunnarder, burst; to burst with laughter; to be dashed to pieces; to break faith, betray a secret, —n. A crack, a spit; rent, or longitudinal fi ure; a breach or separation, as in a political party. eject Splutter, splut'tSr, n. A bustle; stir. —v. i. [spluteject or! tered (-terd), -tering.] To speak hastily and con saliva fusedly; to sputter; to scatter drops of fluid with by the noise, as a bad \ hasty speaker, etc. A vio- Spoil, spoil, v. t. [spoiled (spoild), spoiling.] To -tl, plunder, strip by violence, roh; to seize by violence. fare; Snd, eve, term; In, Ice •, 8dd, t5nef 8r \ 405 SPOItE take by force; to cause to decay and perish.; to vitiate, mar; to render usele by injury, ruin, destroy. — v. i. To practice plunder or robbery; to lose the valuable qualities, be corrupted, decay.— n. That which is taken from others by violence; esp., the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty; that which is gained by strength or effort; act or practice of plundering; robbery; corruption; cause of corruption.— Spoil'er, n. One who spoils; a plunderer; pillager; robber; one wiio corrupts, mars, or renders usele .— Spoliate, -li-at, v. t. To plunder, pillage, destroy. — v. i. To practice plunder, commit robbery. — Spoliation, n. Act of plundering; robbery; destruction; despoliation; robbery in war; esp., the act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea, under authority. 417