SPIT

Spit

A spit or sandspit is a deposition landform found off coasts. At one end, spits connect to a head, and extend into the nose. A spit is a type of bar or beach that develops where a re-entrant occurs, such as at cove's headlands, by the process of longshore drift. Longshore drift occurs due to waves meeting the beach at an oblique angle, and backwashing perpendicular to the shore, moving sediment down the beach in a zigzag pattern. Longshore drifting is complemented by longshore currents, which transport sediment through the water alongside the beach. These currents are set in motion by the same oblique angle of entering waves that causes littoral ...

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spit

Noun

  1. A rod on which meat is grilled (UK English) or broiled (US English).
  2. A narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.
  3. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Saliva, especially when expectorated.
    There was spit all over the washbasin.
  2. An instance of spitting.

Verb

  1. To impale on a spit.
    to spit a loin of veal
  2. To attend to a spit; to use a spit.
    She's spitting in the kitchen.
  3. To spade; to dig.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth.
    Don't spit on the street.
    The teacher told her to spit out her bubble gum.
  2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.
  3. To utter violently.
  4. To utter.


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