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spit

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of spit

an area of land that juts out into a body of water
  • At the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse.
Synonyms of spit

arm, cape, headland, ness, peninsula, point, promontory
Words Related to spit

breakwater, jetty
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spit

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of spit

1 something or someone that strongly resembles another
  • the spit and image of his father
Synonyms of spit

alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, clone, counterpart, double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, image, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spitting image, twin
Words Related to spit

effigy, portrait, portrayal

companion, fellow, mate

equal, equivalent

analogue (or analog), parallel
Near Antonyms of spit

antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse
2 the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
  • so dry that he felt as if he had no spit left in his mouth
Synonyms of spit

drool, saliva, slaver, slobber, spittle
Words Related to spit

foam, froth

expectoration, salivation, sputum

spit

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of spit

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
  • spitting shrimp and placing them over the coals
Synonyms of spit

gore, harpoon, impale, jab, lance, peck, pick, pierce, pink, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, stab, stick, transfix
Words Related to spit

spindle

perforate, riddle

bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill

pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust

cut, knife, slice

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