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spurious
/s ˈpjʊ ri əs/
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intended to deceive
spurious meaning(s)
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- (adj) intended to deceive
- (adj) plausible but false
- (adj) born out of wedlock
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- Spurious currency is getting into the country with spurious visitors.
- Spurious organizations, who claimed that they had come to distribute free food and medicine to the people rendered homeless, were told to pack up and leave.
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spurious correlation
a correlation between two variables (e.g., between the number…
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spurious wing
tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
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spuriously
in a false and spurious manner
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spuriousness
state of lacking genuineness
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spurn
/ˈspɜrn/
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reject with contempt
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spurned
/ˈspɜrnd/
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rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
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spurner
a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt
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spurred
/ˈspɜrd/
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a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
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spurred gentian
any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers with spurred…
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spurring
/ˈspɜ rɪŋ/
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a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
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spurt
/ˈspɜrt/
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the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
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spurting
/ˈspɜr tɪŋ/
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propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
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sputa
expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in…
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sputnik
/ˈspət nɪk/
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a Russian artificial satellite
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sputter
/ˈspə tər/
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the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
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sputtering
/ˈspə tə rɪŋ/
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the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
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sputum
/ˈspju təm/
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expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages;…
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sputum smear
any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower…
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spy
/ˈspaɪ/
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(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies…
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spy satellite
a satellite with sensors to detect nuclear explosions
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spyeria
fritillaries
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spyglass
/ˈspaɪɡ ˌlæs/
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a small refracting telescope
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spyhole
a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep