| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 545 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| spot | verb | His pants were spotted with food. | stained |
| verb | He spotted the thief in the crowd. | located | |
| spray | verb | They sprayed the crops for insects. | put mist on |
| noun | The spray from the ocean got us wet. | mist | |
| spread | verb | They spread the sand on the icy highway. | scattered |
| noun | There's a huge spread of land for sale. | expanse | |
| spring | noun | Flowers come out in the Spring. | after winter |
| noun | We get our water from a spring. | wellhead | |
| noun | He got to his feet with a spring. | bound | |
| verb | Hope springs from faith. | issues | |
| verb | We'll spring the surprise on him today. | bring forth | |
| sprinkle | noun | There's a sprinkle of rain today. | mist |
| spur | verb | We tried to spur on his work. | speed up |