spits 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of spit
as in peninsulas
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

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spits

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noun (2)

plural of spit
1
as in pictures
something or someone that strongly resembles another the spit and image of his father

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2
as in drools
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

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spits

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verb

present tense third-person singular of spit
as in stabs
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets

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Recent Examples of spits
Noun
The spits are tightly packed and constantly rotating, churning out 48 chickens every hour. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 Denying that their output is propaganda & amplifying their messaging spits in the face of those murdered on Oct 7th & props up the Hamas terror regime that continues to punish its own people. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025 Naked people are collared, bound, prodded, whipped, ridden like horses, roasted over spits. — Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
That shift matters because judgment, not technical execution, is becoming what separates a good analyst from a tool that just spits out answers. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The most forceful argument to this end comes during a sequence in Hades, when Sinon (Elliot Page, giving the film’s best performance) essentially spits on Odysseus’s ethical and narrative framework for the world. — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026 Lowry, in the meantime, would embark on a two-decade career in a league that spits out frauds on the regular. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 This week, Tyla gets in her feelings, Tierra Whack spits bars on a spritely beat, and Kelela slows it down on a lover’s lament that dates back to her debut album. — Rolling Stone, 19 June 2026 In testing with an RTX 5090, DiffusionGemma spits out around 700 tokens per second. — ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026 Spader’s character spits out a reprimand. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026 Between archival footage and photos of Lennon and Ono, there are dozens of jarring, ugly visuals, seemingly generated by entering Ono and Lennon’s dialogue into a machine that spits out bizarrely literal interpretations of text. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 May 2026 Mariam’s daughter Nora (Gheed) eats cherries and spits out the pits. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spits
  1. peninsulas
  2. pictures
  3. stabs
  4. capes
  5. images
  6. pierces
  7. points
  8. twins
Noun
  • The bridge stretches for 5 miles, traversing the Straits of Mackinac to link Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The island is already home to Discovery Land Company’s Barbuda Ocean Club, which encompasses 900 acres across the western and southern peninsulas of Coco Point and Palmetto Point.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Definition of peninsulas
Noun
  • He was shown pictures and videos from the prosecution of the state of the house, including blood spatter.
    — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And while alumni watched from the sideline, the Bruins connected with youth football players on the field during, incorporating them into stretches, signing autographs and taking pictures.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pictures
Verb
  • When Little Death stabs into their victim, there’s a geyser of blood, way more than could fit inside a human body.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the heat of the moment, Voit’s daughter comes to his rescue and fatally stabs Crowley.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Definition of stabs
Noun
  • But these capes are actually flexible antennae that will allow the craft to peer beneath the Red Planet's surface in search of water ice.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Faena staff in luxurious red capes circled around them, serving light bites and cold martinis.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of capes
Noun
  • The researchers scanned the brains of eight dogs — six border collies, a labrador and a golden retriever — while showing them images of strangers with either a happy or a neutral expression.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • See the short’s first teaser and a selection of first-look images below.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of images
Verb
  • An ice sculpture of a heart includes a tube through the ice arrow that pierces the heart.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • And who the f--- pierces a 12 year old?
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Definition of pierces
Noun
  • Orlando finishes Phase One with five points, falling short of advancing in one of the top four spots.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Nakashima didn’t win those points, but his aggression forced Jódar into constant defense, and scrambling to find workaround after workaround took its toll on the teenager.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of points
Noun
  • Some of their potential areas of cooperation include AI and digital twins.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For Taylor Dearden and Tal Anderson, playing twins Mel and Becca King on The Pitt has become a true collaboration.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of twins

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