main n. Hist. Ne coast of s. America and adjoining parts of the caribbean sea.

- omelette n. Omelette with chopped vegetables in the mix.

- onion n. Large mild-flavoured onion.

- —adj. Of spain, its people, or language. —n. - the language of spain and spanish america.

- (the spanish) (pl.) The people of spain. [spain in europe]

n. Naut. Fore-and-aft sail set on the after side of the mizen-mast.

in the works n. Colloq. Impediment.

- n. Tool for turning a nut on a bolt etc. [german]

adj. - frugal; economical.

- restrained. sparingly adv.

—v. (-ling) 1 a emit or seem to emit sparks; glitter, glisten. B be witty; scintillate.

- (of wine etc.) Effervesce. —n. - glitter.

- lively quality (the song lacks sparkle). sparkly adj.

n. Small brownish-grey bird. [old english]

—adj. - of sparta in ancient greece.

- austere, rigorous, frugal. —n. Citizen of sparta. [latin]

—adj. Of or having cerebral palsy. —n. - spastic person.

- slang offens. Stupid or incompetent person. [greek: related to *spasm]

adj. Of space. spatially adv. [latin: related to *space]

—v. Splash or scatter in drips. —n. - splash.

- pattering. [imitative]