WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

spite

 
Noun spite has 2 senses
  1. malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom - feeling a need to see others suffer
    --1 is a kind of malevolence, malignity
    Derived form: verb spite1
  2. cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness, nastiness - malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
    --2 is a kind of malevolence, malevolency, malice
    Derived form: verb spite1
Verb spite has 1 sense
  1. hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"
    --1 is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
    Derived forms: noun spite2, noun spite1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot spite Sue
spit and polish spit curl spit it out spit out spit roast spit up spitail spitball spite spitefiul spiteful spitefully spitefulness spitfire spitoon spitroast spitsbergen

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | Network & desktop search | Search My Network | LAN Find | Reminder software | Software downloads | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus