Oysters spat. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Mollusks or oysters spat. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
YouTube users caught in spat over Warner Bros. music rights. From Wordnik.com. [Coffee Break: Jan. 27] Reference
The word spat so unexpectedly into her ear had precisely the effect Grey must have intended. From Wordnik.com. [The Wizard Of London]
And she got into a public, name-calling spat with a newspaper columnist. From Wordnik.com. [Braun Branches Out: Tries Reaching All Chicago Voters] Reference
GOP Chairman Steele calls his spat with Rush Limbaugh a 'sideshow distraction'. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
Latin America creates bloc excluding Canada, US; name-calling spat spoils unity mood. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
And on the celeb front, you'll recall the spat between Tom Cruise and Brooke Shields. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 2, 2006] Reference
They wouldn't lower themselves to have a public namecalling spat with a news subject. From Wordnik.com. [ColoradoPols.com - Front Page] Reference
So I do not see the analogy could be applied to PFP/KMT spat, which is already quite open, yet. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-07-01] Reference
The cause of the spat is the demand of multiplexes to have more than 50 percent of the revenue. From Wordnik.com. [ApunKaChoice.com] Reference
And there's been a nasty name-calling spat between Sarkozy and his Iranian counterpart, Ahmadinejad. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2009] Reference
In an interview, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) criticized the governor's tone and called the spat "unfortunate.". From Wordnik.com. [Calitics - Front Page] Reference
Aaaand, the spat is over. From Wordnik.com. [Fursplosion] Reference
The word "spat" has nothing to do with her gender. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Gets In Spat With Iowa Voter] Reference
I tried it hot once and kind of spat it back out lol. From Wordnik.com. [Best of 2009: Tea «] Reference
I think she turned and kind of spat -- that's what queens do. From Wordnik.com. [Everyone's Favorite Frog] Reference
Gender-tinged language alert: In this headline, it's a "spat". From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Gets In Spat With Iowa Voter] Reference
I am really fed up with this. (a) you are reporting this 'spat', which is a pain in itself. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
It's the kind of spat that flares thousands of times a day in schools all over the country. From Wordnik.com. [THE NEWS BLOG] Reference
"I do recall a spat," said Neubauer with a shrug, "but I don't remember it as being particularly serious. From Wordnik.com. [Hi-Ya!] Reference
A baby oyster "spat" finds a spot it likes, ideally snuggled on top of another oyster, then stakes its claim. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
Sopel's first substantive question was to ask the Great Sage about last week's "spat" between Labour and the Tories. From Wordnik.com. [SAINT VINCE] Reference
After a serious "spat" there generally follows a period of tender sorrow, and a feeling of humiliation and submission. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
That is, Kmeic rules out the possibility that the White House position was unreasonable, that this was anything more than a "spat". From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
I have written a couple of e-mails to Melanie in the past concerning a few comments she has made and we have had a little 'spat' over it. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Sail acrost the fields and come "spat" against the winder. From Wordnik.com. [Cape Cod Ballads, and Other Verse] Reference
Then, as the two men gripped, the "spat" of rifle-fire began again. From Wordnik.com. [The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon] Reference
The batsman swings with sudden spite, -- a loud, resounding "spat,". From Wordnik.com. [Cape Cod Ballads, and Other Verse] Reference
"I kind of spat out breakfast and called the police," Mr. Neufeld said. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
A shot sung in through the uncovered window which carried back no "spat" to the man who fired it. From Wordnik.com. [The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon] Reference
They are being clouded over by this latest "spat" All smole and mirrors with a few daggers thrown in. From Wordnik.com. [Politics.ie] Reference
Ennis, after a long night in saddle and a short "spat" with the colonel, was taking a much needed nap. From Wordnik.com. [Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest] Reference
Sophisticated and well informed: At their level everyone is too smart and experienced to let any kind of spat affect state affairs. From Wordnik.com. [Right Wing News] Reference
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