Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 8 compound words that contain spits. The most common are listed below. Open spits in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- dummy spitsplural of dummy spit: The act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.
- sand spitsplural of sand spit: A small sandy point of land or a narrow shoal projecting into a body of water from the shore
- spits bloodthird-person singular simple present indicative of spit blood: To show great anger or contempt, namely in speaking.
- spits factsthird-person singular simple present indicative of spit facts: To utter a statement, either of fact or opinion, that the speaker emphatically agrees with.
- spits feathersthird-person singular simple present indicative of spit feathers: To feel very thirsty.
- spits firethird-person singular simple present indicative of spit fire: To be extremely angry.
- spits nailsthird-person singular simple present indicative of spit nails: To speak or sputter in a very angry manner.
- spits outthird-person singular simple present indicative of spit out: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spit, out.
- spits tacksthird-person singular simple present indicative of spit tacks: To be extremely angry.
- spits upthird-person singular simple present indicative of spit up: To regurgitate or vomit.
- spits it outthird-person singular simple present indicative of spit it out: To overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.
- spits of landplural of spit of land: A peninsula.
- spits straight factsthird-person singular simple present indicative of spit straight facts: Emphatic form of spit facts
- spits the dummythird-person singular simple present indicative of spit the dummy: To overreact (as an adult) to a situation, in an angry and childish manner.
- spits in someone's facethird-person singular simple present indicative of spit in someone's face: To disrespect someone; to disdain or denigrate one's worth or dignity; to betray.
- chews up and spits outthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew up and spit out: To deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.
- chews the meat and spits out the bonesthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew the meat and spit out the bones: To take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable.
Compound words 8
- SpitsbergenSvalbard: An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean.
- cesspitsplural of cesspit: A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
- lickspitsplural of lickspit: A fawning toady; a base sycophant.
- lockspitsplural of lockspit: A trench dug in the ground to mark a boundary or other imaginary line.
- outspitsthird-person singular simple present indicative of outspit: To surpass in spitting; to spit more or further than.
- sandspitsplural of sandspit: A small sandy point of land or a narrow shoal projecting into a body of water from the shore
- spitshinesplural of spitshine: A shoeshine where a liquid, traditionally saliva, is used.
- turnspitsplural of turnspit: A person employed in turning a spit for the purpose of roasting meat.