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noun
- A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.“We're running a special on turkey for Thanksgiving.”
- One of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price at a restaurant.“Today's special is our tuna melt on rye.”
- Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.“Did you see the Christmas special?”
- A special constable.
verb
- To form (a word) from its component letters.“He used Scrabble tiles to spell out "I LOVE YOU".”
- To explain in clear and simple terms.“Here is a brochure that spells out the benefits.”
noun
- The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
- The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
- A specific spelling of a word.
- A spelling test or spelling bee.
noun
- 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.
- A jab given with the spurs.
- Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.
- An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.
noun
- A tern.
noun
- A spurious tone, one that interferes with a signal in a circuit and is often masked underneath that signal.
noun
- The track of an animal, such as an otter; a spoor.