Spell, shift, tour, trick, turn, stint, bout, go can mean a limited period or amount of some activity that often follows a schedule.
Category: Synonyms
Speed vs Accelerate vs Quicken vs Hasten vs Hurry vs Precipitate
Speed, accelerate, quicken, hasten, hurry, precipitate can mean to go or make go fast or faster.
Speed vs Velocity vs Momentum vs Impetus vs Pace vs Headway
Speed, velocity, momentum, impetus, pace, headway are comparable but not all mutually synonymous terms that basically apply to motion through space.
Speech vs Address vs Oration vs Harangue vs Lecture vs Talk vs Sermon vs Homily
Speech, address, oration, harangue, lecture, talk, sermon, homily designate a discourse delivered to an audience.
Spectator vs Observer vs Beholder vs Looker-on vs Onlooker vs Witness vs Eyewitness vs Bystander vs Kibitzer
Spectator, observer, beholder, looker-on, onlooker, witness, eyewitness, bystander, kibitzer are comparable when they mean one who sees or looks upon something.
Special vs Especial vs Specific vs Particular vs Individual
Special, especial, specific, particular, individual are closely related terms because all carry the meaning relating to or belonging to one thing or one class especially as distinguished from all the others.
Speak vs Talk vs Converse
Speak, talk, converse can all mean to articulate words so as to express one’s thoughts.
Sparing vs Frugal vs Thrifty vs Economical
Sparing, frugal, thrifty, economical can all mean exercising or manifesting careful and unwasteful use of one’s money, goods, and resources.
Spacious vs Commodious vs Capacious vs Ample
Spacious, commodious, capacious, ample are comparable when they mean larger in extent than the average.
Sour vs Acid vs Acidulous vs Tart vs Dry
Sour, acid, acidulous, tart, dry mean having a taste devoid of sweetness.
Sound vs Noise
Sound, noise both mean a sensation or effect produced by the stimulation of the auditory receptors of the ear and the auditory centers of the brain.
Soul vs Spirit
Soul, spirit can both denote an immaterial entity that is held to be distinguishable from and felt as superior to the body with which it is associated during the life of the individual and that in most religious beliefs is regarded as immortal, surviving the death of the body.