New leaves are sprouting on the trees.
sprout2 / spraut / noun [ count ]
a new part that has grown on a plant sprung form of spring 2 spun form of spin
spy 1 / spai / noun [ count ] ( plural spies )
a person who tries to learn secrets about another country, person, or company
spy 2 / spai / verb ( spies , spy ing , spied , has spied )
to watch a country, person, or company and try to learn their secrets
He spied for his government for more than ten years. spy on someone or something to watch someone or something secretly Have you been spying on me?
squab • ble / ' skwabi / verb
( squab - bles , squab - bling , squab - bled )
to argue about something that is not important
The children were squabbling over the last piece of cake.
Stop squabbling with your brother!
► squab • ble noun [ count ]
It was a silly squabble about what game to play.
squad / skwad / noun
[count]
a small group of people who work together a women's soccer squad a squad of police officers
square 1 © / skwer / noun [ count ]
a shape with four straight sides that are the same length —Look at the picture at shape .
an open space in a town or city, with buildings around it Times Square is in New York City.
the town square
( MATH ) the number that you get when you multiply another number by itself
Four is the square of two (= 2 x 2 = 4 ) .
square 2 © / skwer / adjective ( MATH )
with four straight sides that are the same length a square table
( abbreviation sq. ) used for talking about the area of something
If a room is 5 yards long and 4 yards wide, its area is 20 square yards .
(used about something that is square in shape) having sides of a particular length
The picture is twenty inches square (= each side is 20 inches long ) .
squared / skwerd / adjective
( MATH ) (used about a number) multiplied by itself Four squared is sixteen.
square root / ,skwer ' rut / noun [ count ]
( MATH ) a number that produces another particular number when it is multiplied by itself The square root of sixteen is four.
squash 1 / skwaj / verb (squash -es,squash ing ,squashed )
to press something hard and make it flat She sat on my hat and squashed it.
— Look at the picture at squeeze .
to push a lot of people or things into a small space We squashed five people into the back of the car.
squash2 / skwaj / noun
[ noncount ] ( SPORTS ) a game where two players hit a small ball against the wall in a special room
the squash courts
[ count, noncount ] ( plural squash ) a type of vegetable with a hard skin that grows on the ground pumpkins, zucchini, and other kinds of squash
squat / skwat / verb ( squats , squat ting , squat . ted )
to bend your knees and sit just above the ground I squatted down to light the fire.
squeak / skwik / verb ( squeaks,squeak . ing ,squeaked )
to make a short, high sound like a mouse The door was squeaking, so I put some oil on it.
►squeak noun [ count ]
the squeak of a mouse
squeak • y / ' skwiki / adjective ( squeak . i .er,squeak . i est )
She has a squeaky voice.
squeal / skwil / verb
( squeals , squeal . ing , squealed )
to make a loud, high sound
The children squealed with excitement.
squealnoun [ count ] squeals of delight
squeeze / skwiz / verb
(squeez.es,squeez . ing ,squeezed )
to press something hard
