Index of English words, starting with "sp"

(1) - Spinescent (a.) Becoming hard and thorny; tapering gradually to a rigid, leafless point; armed with spines.

(1) - Spinet (n.) A spinny.
(2) - Spinet (n.) A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used.