The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
spoondrift — /spoohn drift /, n. spindrift. [1760 70; spoon, var. of obs. spoom (of a ship) to run or scud before the wind + DRIFT] * * * … Universalium
spoondrift — spoon·drift … English syllables
spoondrift — /ˈspundrɪft/ (say spoohndrift) noun → spindrift. {from spoon scud, run before the wind (origin uncertain) + drift} …
spoondrift — n. spindrift … Dictionary of difficult words
spoondrift — noun spray blown up from the surface of the sea • Syn: ↑spindrift • Hypernyms: ↑spray … Useful english dictionary
spindrift — Spoondrift Spoon drift ( dr[i^]ft), n. [Spoom + drift.] Spray blown from the tops of waves during a gale at sea; also, snow driven in the wind at sea; written also {spindrift}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spindrift — /spin drift /, n. spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea. Also, spoondrift. [1590 1600; var. of Scots speendrift SPOONDRIFT] * * * … Universalium
spin|drift — «SPIHN DRIHFT», noun. spray blown or dashed up from the waves: »It…began to blow with furious gusts which angrily tore the small waves of the inland sea into spindrift (Norman Macleod). SYNONYM(S): scud. Also, spoondrift. ╂[originally Scottish… … Useful english dictionary
Spindrift — Spin drift, n. Same as {Spoondrift}. The ocean waves are broken up by wind, ultimately producing the storm wrack and spindrift of the tempest tossed sea. J. E. Marr. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breaker — Synonyms and related words: analyzer, billow, bore, breakers, breeder, broncobuster, buckaroo, cattleman, centrifuge, chop, choppiness, chopping sea, collar, comb, comber, cow keeper, cowman, cutter, dairy farmer, dairyman, dirty water, eagre,… … Moby Thesaurus
