spit

Examples

• All

• Heyward & Redcoat's POV: Lake divided by a spit of land.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The breeze shifted, or there was a current around the spit, and the ball moved out farther into deep water.

  Fiction book (1995)

• What is that on that spit over there?

  Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)

• Whoever controlled that spit of land was in a position to levy.

  Academic text (2012)

• Two willows grew on a smaller spit of land on the other side of the reeds.

  Fiction book (1997)

• I stopped on a sandy spit that curved out into the waters like the prow of a ship.

  Fiction book (1994)

• For instance, I recently spent time as a lighthouse keeper on an isolated, narrow spit out on an ocean strait.

  Academic text (2009)

• Now City Island is distinct from the rest of the Bronx by virtue of being located on its own two-lane spit right in the middle of the Sound.

  City Island (2009)

• In the fall of 1999, only 4 belugas were seen near the spit (Matkin n5).

  Academic text (2000)

• Tide still growled through Yalquitz Rapids as they rounded the rock spit of Klatawa Island.

  Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

N

neck

vsspit

30 7.7

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas, often reaching into water

projects into a sea or body of water rather than joining land masses

T

tongue

vsspit

19 6.7

A narrow strip that sticks out, for example of land or flame

refers specifically to a narrow land projection into water rather than any thin part

Idioms

A

a spit in the ocean

• Informal

1 9.1

A very small amount with little effect on a big problem

S

to spit nails

• Slang

1 9.9

To feel very angry and show it

C

to chew the meat and spit out the bones

• Informal

8.0

Keep the useful parts and ignore the rest

T

to throw a dummy spit

• UK

9.9

Have a childish angry outburst when you do not get your way

S

to spit in someone's face

• Offensive

8.2

Act in a way that shows strong disrespect and insults someone

Compounds

S

spit and polish

• Informal

1 7.0

Careful cleaning and neat order, especially in the military

S

spit curl

• Archaic

1 8.4

A small lock of hair styled flat on the forehead or cheek

S

spit-and-sawdust pub

• Archaic

9.1

A simple, old pub where local people drink cheap drinks

How Big

peninsula

132 2.7

headland

4 6.2

cape

7 3.2

spit

14 8.2

sandbar

• US

11 2.8

Surface Forms

Etymology