- spait
- North Country (Newcastle) Wordsa great fall of rain
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spait — ˈspāt chiefly Scotland variant of spate * * * spait, spaive variants of spate, spave … Useful english dictionary
spaive — spait, spaive variants of spate, spave … Useful english dictionary
spite — spite1 [ spaıt ] noun uncount ** a feeling of wanting to upset someone or cause problems for them, especially because you think something is unfair: a candidate motivated by political spite out of spite: She refused out of spite. in spite of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Spat — Recorded in many forms including Spat, Spath, Spaeth, Spaett, Spatt, Spaten, Spatic, Spatig, Spaten, Spait, Spatu, and no doubt others, this can best be described as being a North European surname of pre 7th century Germanic origins. It… … Surnames reference
Spatig — Recorded in many forms including Spat, Spath, Spaeth, Spaett, Spatt, Spaten, Spatic, Spatig, Spaten, Spait, Spatu, and no doubt others, this can best be described as being a North European surname of pre 7th century Germanic origins. It… … Surnames reference
despite — de|spite W1S2 [dıˈspaıt] prep [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: despit spite , from Latin despectus, from despicere; DESPISE] 1.) used to say that something happens or is true even though something else might have prevented it = ↑in spite… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spite — spite1 W3 [spaıt] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: despite (noun) (13 20 centuries); DESPITE] 1.) in spite of sth without being affected or prevented by something = ↑despite ▪ We went out in spite of the rain. ▪ Kelly loved her husband in spite of … Dictionary of contemporary English
despite — de|spite [ dı spaıt ] preposition *** used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it: IN SPITE OF: Three more nuclear power stations were built despite widespread opposition. despite the fact that: He… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
despite — /dI spaIt/ preposition 1 in spite of something: Despite all our efforts to save the school, the County decided to close it. | despite the fact that: She went to Spain despite the fact the doctor had told her to rest. 2 despite yourself if you do… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
re·spite — /ˈrɛspət, Brit ˈrɛˌspaıt/ noun, pl spites : a short period of time when you are able to stop doing something that is difficult or unpleasant or when something difficult or unpleasant stops or is delayed [count] usually singular The weekend… … Useful english dictionary
