1. A long piece cut or split; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
2. A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state.
3. Any small piece

ETYM andradic;170. Related to Spell a splinter.
1. A sudden drop from an upright position; SYN. tumble, fall.
2. Liquid that is spilled.
3. The act of allowing a fluid to escape; SYN. spillage, release.

ETYM Spanish.
Or lucerne; Perennial tall herbaceous plant Medicago sativa of the pea family Leguminosae. It is native to Eurasia and bears spikes of small purple flowers in late summer. It is now a major fodder crop, generally processed into hay, meal, or silage. Alfalfa sprouts, the sprouted seeds, have become a popular salad ingredient.
/> 1. Important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop; SYN. lucerne, Medicago sativa.
2. Leguminous plant grown for hay or forage.
Cloverlike forage crop; lucerne.

ETYM Spanish.
Or lucerne; Perennial tall herbaceous plant Medicago sativa of the pea family Leguminosae. It is native to Eurasia and bears spikes of small purple flowers in late summer. It is now a major fodder crop, generally processed into hay, meal, or silage. Alfalfa sprouts, the sprouted seeds, have become a popular salad ingredient.
/> 1. Important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop; SYN. lucerne, Medicago sativa.
2. Leguminous plant grown for hay or forage.
Cloverlike forage crop; lucerne.

ETYM Latin lucidus, from lux, lucis, light. Related to Light.
Having a clear mind.

ETYM Cf. French éjaculation.
1. An abrupt emphatic exclamation; SYN. interjection.
2. The discharge of semen.

The process of exuding; SYN. transudation.