6-letter words starting with SPI

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• spiritthe vital principle or animating force within living things
• spiderpredatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
• spinalanesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
• spirala plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
• spicesaromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
• spikesa transient variation in voltage or current
• spikedhaving a long sharp point
• spillsliquid that is spilled
• spinesthe series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
• spicedmake more interesting or flavorful
• spicercompletely neat and clean
• spiresa tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
• spiffymarked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
• spigota plug for a bunghole in a cask
• spinny
• spikey
• spiker
• spiers
• spineta small and compactly built upright piano
• spicey
• spicks(ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
• spitedhurt the feelings of
• spielsplausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
• spital
• spitesfeeling a need to see others suffer
• spinedrevolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
• spirtsthe occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
• spiffsattractiveness in appearance or dress or manner
• spinela hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
• spinto
• spired
• spilth
• spinor
• spicaethe brightest star in Virgo
• spicasthe brightest star in Virgo
• spiled
• spilesa column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
• spireaa Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
• spirem