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Meanings of spit in английском

русский
коса
португальский
cordão litoral
испанский
cordón litoral
каталонский
cordó litoral
Wikidata

Coastal bar or beach landform deposited by longshore drift.

        коса
        португальский
        saliva
        каталонский
        saliva

        A clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches.

              saliva
              Synonyms
              Examples for "saliva"
              Examples for "saliva"
              1
              A significant increase in sialic acid level is also seen in saliva.
              Pubmed
              2
              In the moonlight Gloria saw the glistening saliva from the half-parted jaws.
              The Everlasting Whisper
              3
              In the saliva is the ptyalin, which begins to digest the starch.
              Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
              4
              This effect occurred in the presence and absence of added human saliva.
              Pubmed
              5
              The saliva hit the victim on the cheek and temple, police said.
              News.com.au
              1
              Our spittle cleanses and dries up our wounds; it kills the serpent:-
              Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete
              2
              Your every word is spittle in the face of the true believers.
              Debts of Honor
              3
              MR. FERGUSON: There is a spittle bug that bothers the June berries.
              Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
              4
              If he wants to keep his lick-spittle in a job, that is.
              The South African
              5
              He wiped spittle from his mustache with the back of his hand.
              More Than Honor
              португальский
              cuspir
              каталонский
              esputació

              The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

                    cuspir
                    португальский
                    cuspir
                    каталонский
                    esputar
                    испанский
                    escupir

                    Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth.

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                          cuspir
                          Usage of spit in английском
                          1
                          Sarge fit, although he didn't look capable of any spit-flecked rants today.
                          Indivisible
                          2
                          New figures also show gardaí are continuing to use spit-hoods on suspects.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          Our ancestors used not to chew and spit it everywhere unlike today.
                          Radio NZ
                          4
                          About 40 acres have been lost from the spit as a result.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          A single spit was heard; bodies crashed to a floor somewhere below.
                          The bourne identity
                          6
                          An insolvent debtor had spit in his face; he bore it smilingly.
                          Samuel Brohl and Company
                          7
                          Continue adding the dough and turning the spit for about five hours.
                          BBC
                          8
                          It was time this farce ended; he would spit the giant now.
                          Stories of the Border Marches
                          9
                          Bear with me now, while I spit in fancy upon his grave.
                          Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 2
                          10
                          The French are an indelicate people; they will spit upon any place.
                          Boswell's Life of Johnson / Abridged and edited, with an introdu...
                          11
                          Now it was the sharp spit of revolvers, cracking in deadly chorus.
                          Love under Fire
                          12
                          The monster came, and the man with the red-hot spit destroyed it.
                          The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
                          13
                          Lexi did not trust Max Webster as far as she could spit.
                          Mistress of the game
                          14
                          By chance it thundered straight for the girl on the sand spit.
                          The Big-Town Round-Up
                          15
                          The door swung open; a blinding spit of light accompanied the explosion.
                          The bourne identity
                          16
                          Add the butter; it will spit and foam, so watch your hands.
                          The Guardian
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                          Translations for spit
                          русский
                          коса
                          Spit through the time
                          Spit across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Australia
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
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