sprit
sprit
Definition
sprit (sprit)
noun
a pole or spar extended diagonally upward from a mast to the topmost corner of a fore-and-aft sail, serving to extend the sail
Etymology: ME spret < OE spreot, a sprout, pole, akin to Du spriet: for IE base see spread
sprit
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- game: The sprit of the game has enabled the club to forge strong links with local clubs be they junior or senior.
Converse of object
- capture: People would decorate doors and windows with holly in a bid to capture evil sprits and prevent them entering their homes.
- show: Perhaps a disappointing result, but a superb 2nd half performance & come back showed excellent sprit and potential!
- have: Does this perhaps indicate that man has a sprit of creativity?
Adjective modifier
- evil: Chinese people do these dances for a similar reason to cleaning the house, to scare the evil sprits away.
- true: He makes sure that the game is played in side the rules and to the true sprit of the game.
- entrepreneurial: These reasons include distance from the consumer, bureaucratic management systems and a lack of entrepreneurial sprit.
- strong: Llanelli's strong community sprit is clearly evident in the support of the town's rugby team.
- human: It is a remarkable story of human courage and a triumph of human sprit.
- good: The games were played in good sprit and enjoyed by all.
Modifies a noun
- sail: There may also be evidence for early sprit sails.
- pole: Sprit pole holds sail out instead of a boom.
- level: Check the fall of the trench with a long length of timber and a sprit level on top.
Noun used with modifier
- team: Considering some of the young people had never played together before, all the teams played excellently demonstrating sportsman ship and team sprit.
- community: Llanelli's strong community sprit is clearly evident in the support of the town's rugby team.
- bow: There is also an imposing bow sprit, together with a large bronze propeller and columns at the stern section.
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