sperm whale

英：[ˈspɜːm weɪl]

美：[ˈspɜːrm weɪl]

noun

a very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus synonym P. catodon) that has large conical teeth in the lower jaw, a single blowhole, and a massive squarish head with a closed cavity containing a fluid mixture of spermaceti and oil, and that may reach a length in the male of nearly 60 feet (18.3 meters)

short for spermaceti whale

The first known use of sperm whale was circa 1700

spin-offnoun

something that results from work done to produce a different product : by-product

household products that are spin-offs of space research

something that imitates or comes from an earlier work or product

a spin-off of a hit TV show

spinning wheelnoun

a small machine driven by the hand or foot for spinning yarn or thread

spinning jennynoun

an early machine for spinning wool or cotton by means of many spindles

spinal cordnoun

the cord of nervous tissue that extends from the brain along the back in the cavity of the backbone, branches to form the spinal nerves, carries nerve impulses to and from the brain, and helps to control reflex actions

spinal columnnoun

backbone sense 1

spider plantnoun

any of several plants that are related to the lilies, have long narrow leaves and hanging stems often producing small plants at the end, and are often grown as houseplants

spick-and-spanadjective

quite new and unused

very clean and neat

kept the cabin spick-and-span

spherenoun

a globe-shaped body : ball, globe

a solid geometric shape whose surface is made up of all the points that are an equal distance from the point that is the shape's center

the surface of a sphere

a field of influence or activity

the public sphere

sperm whalenoun

a large toothed whale with a large chamber in the skull that contains a fluid mixture of spermaceti and oil