- spays
- n. male red deer who is three years old speɪ v. remove the ovaries of a female animal in order to prevent breeding (Veterinary Medicine)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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space-age — /spays ayj /, adj. 1. pertaining to or characteristic of the Space Age. 2. using the latest or most advanced technology or design. 3. modern; up to date; forward looking. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
spaceband — /spays band /, Print. a wedge shaped piece of metal used in typecasting machines to adjust the space between words and to justify lines of type. [1900 05; SPACE + BAND2] * * * … Universalium
spaceborne — /spays bawrn , bohrn /, adj. 1. moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system. 2. traveling through or operating in space. [1965 70; SPACE + (AIR)BORNE] * * * … Universalium
spacecraft — /spays kraft , krahft /, n. a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth s atmosphere or in orbit around the earth. [1955 60; SPACE + CRAFT] * * * Vehicle designed to operate, with or without a crew, in a controlled flight … Universalium
spaceflight — /spays fluyt /, n. the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space. Also, space flight. [1945 50; SPACE + FLIGHT1] * * * Introduction flight beyond Earth s atmosphere. This article deals with the basic concepts associated with … Universalium
Spacelab — /spays lab /, n. a manned laboratory in space, developed by the European Space Agency, carried aboard an orbiting space shuttle. * * * European built system of pressurized modules that was used on 16 space shuttle missions from 1983 to 1998.… … Universalium
spaceless — /spays lis/, adj. 1. having no limits or dimensions in space; limitless; unbounded. 2. occupying no space. [1600 10; SPACE + LESS] * * * … Universalium
spaceman — /spays man , meuhn/, n., pl. spacemen / men , meuhn/. 1. an astronaut. 2. a visitor to earth from outer space; extraterrestrial. [1935 40; SPACE + MAN1] Usage. See man. * * * … Universalium
spaceport — /spays pawrt , pohrt /, n. a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc. [1950 55; SPACE + PORT1] * * * … Universalium
space-saving — /spays say ving/, adj. 1. that saves space. n. 2. the act or process of saving space. * * * … Universalium
