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split the wood with an ax. We split the money between us.

The teacher told us to split into groups.

to tear or break apart; to make this happen His jeans split when he sat down.

How did you split your lip? split up to stop being together He has split up with his girlfriend.

split2 / split / noun [ count ]

a long cut or hole in something There's a big split in the tent.

a disagreement that divides a group of people

spoil ® / spoil / verb ( spoil , spoil - inc, spoilei )

to make something less good than before The mud spoiled my shoes.

Did the bad weather spoil your vacation?

to give a child too much so that they think they can always have what they want

She spoils her grandchildren. ► spoiled / spoild / adjective

(used about a child) rude and badly behaved because people give them everything they ask for a spoiled child

spoke 1

form of speak

spoke2 / spouk / noun [ count ]

one of the thin bars that join the middle part of a wheel to the outside part

—Look at the picture at bicycle . spo•ken form of speak

spokes • man / ' spouksman /

( also spokes - wom - an / ' spoukswuman / ) noun

[ count ] ( plural spokes - men / ' spouksman / ,

spokes ■ wom - en / ' spoukswiman / )

a person who tells someone what a group of people has

decided

spokes • per • son / ' spouksp3rsn / noun [count](spokes - per - sons or spokes -peo-ple

/ spoukspipl / )

a person who tells someone what a group of people has decided

sponge / spAnd3 /

noun [ count ] a soft thing with a lot of small holes in it that you use for washing yourself or cleaning things

spong • y / ' spAnd₃i / adjective ( spong - i -er,spong i - est)

soft, like a sponge The ground was spongy.

spon • sor 1 / ' spansar / noun [ count ]

a person or a company that gives money so that an event will take place

The race organizers are trying to attract sponsors.

a person who agrees to pay money to a charity if someone else completes a particular activity

I need sponsors for a 25-mile bike ride to raise money for cancer research.

spon • sor 2 / ' spansar / verb ( spon - sors,spon sor- ing , spon sored )

to give money so that an event will take place The local team was sponsored by a large company.

to agree to pay money to a charity if someone else completes a particular activity

a sponsored walk to raise money for children in need

spon • ta • ne • ous / span ' teinias / adjective

done or happening suddenly; not planned The audience burst into spontaneous applause. ► spon • ta • ne • ous • ly / span' teiniasli / adverb to laugh spontaneously

spook • y / spuki / adjective ( spook - i - er , spook - i est ) ( informal )

making you feel nervous or afraid

It's spooky being alone in the house at night.

-►SYNONYM creepy

SpOOn Ф / spun /

noun [ count ]

a thing with a round end that you use for eating, serving, or mixing food a wooden spoon You need a knife, fork, and spoon.

spoon • ful / ' spunful / noun [ count ]

the amount that you can put in one spoon a spoonful of sugar

Sport Ф / sport / noun [ count, noncount ]

a physical game or activity that you do to keep your body strong or because you enjoy it Jane plays a lot of sports . Soccer is my favorite sport.

sports car

/ sports kar / noun [ count ]

a fast car, usually with a roof that you can open

sports • man / ' sportsman / (also sports- wom- an

/ ' sportswuman / ) noun [ count ] ( plural sports - men

/ ' sportsman / , sports - wom - en / ' sportswiman / ) a person who plays sports

sport • y / ' sporti / adjective ( sport i er , sport - i - est )

liking or good at sports