<B>splendid, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>brilliant; glorious; magnificent; grand. <BR> <I>Ex. a splendid sunset, splendid jewels, a splendid palace, a splendid victory. Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling (Walt Whitman).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>very good; fine; excellent. <BR> <I>Ex. a splendid chance, a splendid time.</I> adv. <B>splendidly.</B> noun <B>splendidness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="splendiferous">
<B>splendiferous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) splendid; magnificent. <BR> <I>Ex. The splendiferous hotel was surely the set where the Marx brothers had gambolled through "A Night in Casablanca" (Sunday Express).</I> adv. <B>splendiferously.</B> noun <B>splendiferousness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="splendor">
<B>splendor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>great brightness; brilliant light or luster. <BR> <I>Ex. The sun set in a golden splendor ... splendor of coral seas (William O. Douglas).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>great display of riches or costly things; magnificent show; pomp. <BR> <I>Ex. the splendor of a royal wedding.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>brilliant glory. <BR> <I>Ex. How the grand band-wagon shone with a splendor all its own (James Whitcomb Riley).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="splendorous">
<B>splendorous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> full of splendor. <BR> <I>Ex. A light that spreads a finer joy, Than cloudless noon-tide splendorous o'er the world (George MacDonald).</I> </DL>
<B>splenectomize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-mized,</B> <B>-mizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to subject to splenectomy; remove the spleen of. </DL>
<A NAME="splenectomy">
<B>splenectomy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the surgical removal of the spleen. </DL>
<A NAME="splenetic">
<B>splenetic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with the spleen. <DD><B> 2. </B>bad-tempered; irritable; peevish; irascible. <BR> <I>Ex. a splenetic woman, who must have someone to find fault with (Samuel Richardson).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a person who is splenetic in disposition. adv. <B>splenetically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="splenetical">
<B>splenetical, </B>adjective. =splenetic.</DL>
<A NAME="splenial">
<B>splenial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the splenius. </DL>
<A NAME="splenic">
<B>splenic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or in the region of the spleen. </DL>
<A NAME="splenitis">
<B>splenitis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflammation of the spleen. </DL>
<A NAME="splenitive">
<B>splenitive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>splenetic; ill-humored; irritable. <DD><B> 2. </B>impetuous; passionate. <BR> <I>Ex. I am not splenitive and rash (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="splenius">
<B>splenius, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a broad, flat muscle extending from the upper vertebrae to the neck and base of the skull. It serves to move the head and neck. </DL>
<A NAME="splenization">
<B>splenization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Medicine.) a change produced in the lungs by inflammation, in which they resemble the form of the spleen. </DL>
<B>splenomegaly, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> enlargement of the spleen. </DL>
<A NAME="splenotomy">
<B>splenotomy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a surgical incision into the spleen. </DL>
<A NAME="spleuchan">
<B>spleuchan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish and Irish.) a pouch for holding tobacco, sometimes used as a purse. </DL>
<A NAME="splice">
<B>splice, </B>verb, <B>spliced,</B> <B>splicing,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to join together (ropes or cables) by weaving together ends that have been pulled out into separate strands. <DD><B> 2a. </B>to join together (two pieces of timber) by overlapping. <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative:) <BR> <I>Ex. to write a speech by splicing parts of several old talks.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to join together (film, tape, wire, or the like) by gluing or cementing the ends. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Molecular Biology.) to join (a gene or DNA fragment of one organism) to that of another; combine (strands of DNA molecules) from different organisms to form new genetic combinations. <BR> <I>Ex. The controversial research in question is a class of experiments that ... include splicing the genes of a virus or bacteria to partially purified DNA from mammals (Science News).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Informal.) to marry. <BR> <I>Ex. We never meant to be spliced in the humdrum way of other people (Charlotte Bronte).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>the act or process of joining ropes, timbers, film, or the like, by splicing. <DD><B> b. </B>the joint so formed. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang.) a marriage; wedding. </DL>
<A NAME="splicegraft">
<B>splice graft,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Horticulture.) a graft made by cutting the scion and stock diagonally, fitting them together, and tying them with waxed string. </DL>
<A NAME="splicegrafting">
<B>splice grafting,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the act or method of making a splice graft. </DL>
<A NAME="splicer">
<B>splicer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who splices. <DD><B> 2. </B>a device for splicing film, tape, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. One of the basic tools of film editing is the splicer, on which the shots chosen by the editor are pieced together (Samuel Allen).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="spline">
<B>spline, </B>noun, verb, <B>splined,</B> <B>splining.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a long, narrow, relatively thin strip of wood or metal; slat. <DD><B> 2. </B>a long, flexible strip of wood or the like, used as a guide in drawing curves. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Machinery.) <DD><B> a. </B>a flat, rectangular key fitting into a groove or slot between parts, as in a shaft or wheel. <DD><B> b. </B>the groove for such a key. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to fit with a spline or key. <DD><B> 2. </B>to provide with a groove for a spline or key. </DL>
<A NAME="splint">
<B>splint, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an arrangement of wood, metal, or plaster to hold a broken or dislocated bone in place. <BR> <I>Ex. The man's broken arm was set in splints to hold it in position.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a thin, flexible strip of wood, such as is used in making baskets. <BR> <I>Ex. My basket is woven from splints.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a thin metal strip or plate. Old armor often had overlapping splints to protect the elbow, knee, or other part of the body, and allow easy movement. <DD><B> 4. </B>a hard, bony growth on the splint bone of a horse, mule, or the like. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Dialect.) a splinter of wood or stone; chip. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to secure, hold in position, or support by means of a splint or splints. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to support as if with splints. </DL>
<A NAME="splintage">
<B>splintage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the application or use of splints. </DL>
<A NAME="splintarmor">
<B>splint armor,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> armor made of overlapping plates or strips of metal. </DL>
<A NAME="splintbone">
<B>splint bone,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> either one of the two smaller bones on either side of the large bone between the hock and the fetlock of a horse, mule, or the like. </DL>
<A NAME="splintbottomed">
<B>splint-bottomed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the bottom or seat made of interwoven splints. </DL>
<A NAME="splintcoal">
<B>splint coal,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a hard, bituminous coal with a dull, grayish-black color and a splintery structure, producing a hot fire. </DL>
<A NAME="splinter">
<B>splinter, </B>noun, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, stone, glass, or the like; sliver. <BR> <I>Ex. He got a splinter in his hand. The mirror broke into splinters.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a dissenting group that breaks away from the main group. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with dissenting groups that break away from regular political groups, religious organizations, or other associations. <BR> <I>Ex. a splinter party. A few other splinter Socialist groups exist (Harper's).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to split or break into splinters. <BR> <I>Ex. The fireman splintered the locked door with an ax.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to be split or broken into splinters; break off in splinters. <BR> <I>Ex. There were few men in the room who did not remember 1931, when the Labor Party ... splintered hopelessly (Time).</I> </DL>
