spit

Mouth's liquid expulsion

Spit is saliva ejected from the mouth, or the act of ejecting it.

People spit to clear their mouths, express contempt, or as a habit.

He spit on the sidewalk.

To spit something out is to say it abruptly: Spit it out already!

A spit is also a narrow point of land extending into water, or a rod for roasting meat over fire.

As slang, spit means to rap or freestyle: She can really spit.

saliva

drool

Saliva spilling out

spray · expectorate · hawk · hock · gob · splatter · spew · phlegm · mucus · salivary

landform

sandbar

Underwater ridge of sediment

shoal · jetty · point · headland · bar · tongue · narrow · beach · tidal · projection

roast

skewer

Pointed cooking rod

roasting · fire · hearth · charcoal · impale · sizzle · basting · drippings · meat · crackling

contempt

scorn

Hostile dismissive feeling

mockery · disrespect · revulsion · loathing · curse · hiss · insult · venom · spite · malice

sound

sizzle

Sound of frying

fizzle · pop · splutter · frying · grease · pan · hot · bubbling · bacon · fat

rain

drizzle

Very light precipitation

spotting · shower · drops · light rain · flurry · precipitation · dampness · sprinkling · scattered · intermittent

image

likeness

Visual similarity or representation

  • twinOne of matched pair
  • doubleTwice the amount
  • cloneGenetically identical organism

doppelganger · replica · duplicate · mirror · carbon copy · lookalike · resemblance · identical · match · ringer

Categories
Opposites
oral ejection vs. ingestion

spitswallow

Send down the throat

ingest · gulp · drink · consume · absorb

moisture delivery intensity

spitdownpour

Intense precipitation event

pour · deluge · torrent · gush · flood

cooking implements (spit as roasting rod)

spitfork

Tined eating tool

spatula · tongs · ladle · skewer

Phrases
Family

spitting, spits, spittle, spitted, spitfire, spitter, spittoon, spitty

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G