Peninsula vs. Spit
Difference Between Peninsula and Spit
Peninsulanoun
A piece of land that juts out from a larger land mass and is mostly surrounded by water.
Spitnoun
Saliva, especially when expectorated; spittle.
Peninsulanoun
(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
Spitnoun
The act of expectorating.
Peninsulanoun
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
Spitnoun
Something, such as the frothy secretion of spittle bugs, that resembles spit.
Spitnoun
A brief, scattered rainfall or snowfall.
Spitnoun
(Informal) The perfect likeness
He's the spit and image of his father.Spitnoun
A slender, pointed rod on which meat is impaled for roasting.
Spitnoun
A narrow point of land extending into a body of water.
Spitverb
To eject from the mouth
spat out the grape seeds.Spitverb
To eject as if from the mouth
a fire spitting sparks.Spitverb
To emit suddenly and forcefully
spat out an insult.Spitverb
To eject matter from the mouth; expectorate.
Spitverb
To express contempt or animosity, especially by ejecting matter from the mouth.
Spitverb
To make a hissing or sputtering noise
french fries spitting in the pan.Spitverb
To rain or snow in light, scattered drops or flakes.
Spitverb
To impale on or as if on a spit.
Spitnoun
A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
Spitnoun
A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.
Spitnoun
(uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.
There was spit all over the washbasin.Spitnoun
(countable) An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
Spitnoun
The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.
Spitnoun
The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.
Spitverb
(transitive) To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
to spit a loin of vealSpitverb
(transitive) To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
She’s spitting the roast in the kitchen.Spitverb
(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
Spitverb
(ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.
a hot pan spitting droplets of fatSpitverb
(ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.
Spitverb
To rap, to utter.
Spitverb
To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.
Spitverb
To plant (something) using a spade.
Spitverb
To dig, to spade.
Spitnoun
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
Spitnoun
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
Spitnoun
a skewer for holding meat over a fire
Spitnoun
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
Spitverb
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
The father of the victim spat at the alleged murdererSpitverb
utter with anger or contempt
Spitverb
rain gently;
It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slickSpitverb
drive a skewer through;
skewer the meat for the BBQ
