making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms
spar
Noun
a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
spar
Noun
any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
spar
Verb
fight verbally
spar
Verb
box lightly
spar
Verb
fight with spurs
spar
Verb
furnish with spars
sparring
Noun
making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms
sparring
Noun
an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
skiing
Noun
a sport in which participants must travel on skis
ski jumping
Noun
the act of performing a jump on skis from a high ramp overhanging a snow covered slope
surf casting
Noun
casting bait far out into the ocean from the shore, with the waves breaking around you
surf fishing
Noun
casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200 yards) with the waves breaking around you
stem turn
Noun
a turn made in skiing
stem
Noun
a turn made in skiing
stem
Noun
front part of a vessel or aircraft
stem
Noun
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
stem
Noun
the tube of a tobacco pipe
stem
Noun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
stem
Noun
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
stem
Verb
remove the stem from
stem
Verb
stop the flow of a liquid
stem
Verb
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
stem
Verb
cause to point inward
sumo
Noun
a Japanese form of wrestling
skating
Noun
the sport of gliding on skates
swim
Verb
be dizzy or giddy
swim
Noun
the act of swimming
swim
Verb
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
swim
Verb
move as if gliding through water
swim
Verb
travel through water
swim
Verb
be covered with or submerged in a liquid
shinney
Noun
a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck
singles
Noun
tennis played with one person on each side
singles
Noun
badminton played with one person on each side
stops
Noun
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace, king, queen, and jack of separate suits taken from a separate deck; A player plays the lowest card of a suit in the hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
spillikins
Noun
a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
solitaire
Noun
a card game played by one person
solitaire
Noun
a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song
solitaire
Noun
extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
solitaire
Noun
a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself
softball
Noun
a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
softball
Noun
ball used in playing softball
softball game
Noun
a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
stickball
Noun
a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle
short whist
Noun
a card game for four players who form two partnerships
stickball game
Noun
a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle
spin the bottle
Noun
a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning
spin the plate
Noun
a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called
skittles
Noun
a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins