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Noun

sp noun

  1. A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.“We're running a special on turkey for Thanksgiving.”
  2. One of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price at a restaurant.“Today's special is our tuna melt on rye.”
  3. Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.“Did you see the Christmas special?”
  4. A special constable.

sp noun

  1. The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
  2. The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
  3. A specific spelling of a word.
  4. A spelling test or spelling bee.

sp noun

  1. A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
  2. A jab given with the spurs.
  3. Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.
  4. An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.

sp noun

  1. A tern.

sp noun

  1. A spurious tone, one that interferes with a signal in a circuit and is often masked underneath that signal.

sp noun

  1. The track of an animal, such as an otter; a spoor.

Verb

sp verb

  1. To form (a word) from its component letters.“He used Scrabble tiles to spell out "I LOVE YOU".”
  2. To explain in clear and simple terms.“Here is a brochure that spells out the benefits.”

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