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spits meaning in English

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spits substantief

cusp [cusps](sharp point or pointed end)
noun
[UK: kʌsp] [US: ˈkəsp]

spits bijvoeglijk naamwoord

nimble(quick-witted and alert)
adjective
[UK: ˈnɪm.bl̩] [US: ˈnɪm.bl̩]

spits substantief
{c}

apex [apices](highest or greatest part)
noun
[UK: ˈeɪ.peks] [US: ˈeɪ.ˌpeks]

spits substantief
{f}

summit [summits](peak, top of mountain)
noun
[UK: ˈsʌ.mɪt] [US: ˈsʌ.mət]

spits substantief
{m} {f}

centre forward(most central of the strikers)
noun
[UK: ˈsen.tə(r) ˈfɔː.wəd] [US: ˈsen.tər ˈfɔːr.wərd]

rush hour(times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting)
noun
[UK: rʌʃ ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈrəʃ ˈaʊər]

spire [spires](tapering architectural structure)
noun
[UK: ˈspaɪə(r)] [US: ˈspaɪr]

spits substantief
{m}

pinnacle [pinnacles](highest point)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪ.nək.l̩] [US: ˈpɪ.nək.l̩]

prong [prongs](thin, pointed, projecting part)
noun
[UK: prɒŋ] [US: ˈprɒŋ]

Spitsbergen eigennam
{n}

Spitsbergen(island)
proper noun
[UK: spˈɪtsbədʒən] [US: spˈɪtsbɚdʒən]

Svalbard(islands north east of Greenland)
proper noun
[UK: ˈsvɑːlbɑː] [US: ˈsvɑːlbɑː]

Spitsbergen en Jan Mayen eigennam

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands(two distinct dependencies of Norway)
proper noun

spitsmuis substantief
{f}

shrew [shrews](mouselike animal)
noun
[UK: ʃruː] [US: ʃruː]

spitsroede substantief

switch [switches](thin rod used as a whip)
noun
[UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ]

spitsroeden substantief
{Pl}

gauntlet [gauntlets](two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɔːnt.lɪt] [US: ˈɡɒnt.lət]

spitsroeden lopen substantief
{n}

running the gauntlet(physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass)
noun
[UK: ˈrʌn.ɪŋ ðə ˈɡɔːnt.lɪt] [US: ˈrʌn.ɪŋ ðə ˈɡɒnt.lət]

spitssnuitdolfijn substantief
{m}

beaked whale(whales in the family Ziphiidae)
noun

spitstechnologie substantief
{f}

high technology(specialized technological application)
noun
[UK: haɪ tek.ˈnɒ.lə.dʒi] [US: ˈhaɪ tek.ˈnɑː.lɪ.dʒi]

spitsuur substantief
{n}

rush hour(times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting)
noun
[UK: rʌʃ ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈrəʃ ˈaʊər]

spitsvondig bijvoeglijk naamwoord

perspicacious(showing keen insight)
adjective
[UK: ˌpɜː.spɪˈk.eɪ.ʃəs] [US: ˌpɝː.spɪˈk.eɪ.ʃəs]

aanspitsen werkwoord

whittle [whittled, whittling, whittles](cut or shape wood with a knife)
verb
[UK: ˈwɪt.l̩] [US: ˈwɪt.l̩]

bosspitsmuis substantief
{f}

common shrew(Sorex araneus)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.mən ʃruː] [US: ˈkɑː.mən ʃruː]

gevelspits substantief

gable [gables](triangular area of wall)
noun
[UK: ˈɡeɪb.l̩] [US: ˈɡeɪb.l̩]

springspitsmuis substantief
{f}

elephant shrew(Any member of the order Macroscelidea)
noun

toespitsen werkwoord

taper [tapered, tapering, tapers](to make thinner or narrower at one end)
verb
[UK: ˈteɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈteɪ.pər]

torenspits substantief
{m} {f}

spire [spires](tapering architectural structure)
noun
[UK: ˈspaɪə(r)] [US: ˈspaɪr]