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spitfires

spitfires is the plural of spitfire.

Meaning of spitfire

Noun

spitfire (plural spitfires)

  1. A cannon.
  2. (figuratively) A person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger, especially a woman or girl.
    • "―But however provoked, are your scribbling spitfires never to be satisfied?"1801, Peter Viereck, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin., Volume ⅩⅠⅠⅠ, by John Nichols (arranged by Thomas Sheridan), p. 143, published in London
    Synonyms:
    shitfire
  3. A larva of the spitfire sawfly, Perga affinis.

See all 4 meanings of spitfire

Noun capitalized: Spitfires

Spitfires

  1. (plural) plural of Spitfire

Phrases with spitfires

Questions about spitfires

What is spitfires the plural of?
Spitfires is the plural of spitfire.
What part of speech is spitfires?
Spitfires is a noun.

Words near spitfires in the dictionary

  1. Spiteris
  2. spiters
  3. spites
  4. spitesome
  5. spitfire
  6. spitfires
  7. spitful
  8. spitfuls
  9. Spithaler
  10. spithamai
  11. spithame

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