spleen

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: splen, spreen, spleed, sleen, speen, saleen, spleef

Antonyms: splen, spreen, spleed, sleen, speen, saleen, spleef

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q9371}}{{lb|en|anatomy|immunology}} In [[vertebrate]]s, including [[human]]s, a ductless vascular gland, located in the upper left abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old [[red blood cell]]s, removes debris from the [[bloodstream]], acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces [[lymphocyte]]s.
2. {{lb|en|archaic|except in the [[set phrase]] ''"to [[vent one's spleen]]"''}} A bad [[mood]]; [[spitefulness]]. Compare [[gall]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} A sudden motion or action; a [[fit]]; a [[freak]]; a [[whim]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Melancholy; [[hypochondriacal]] affections.
5. A fit of [[immoderate]] laughter or [[merriment]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To [[dislike]].
2. To [[annoy]] or [[irritate]].
3. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[complain]]; to [[rail]]; to [[vent one's spleen]].
4. To [[remove]] the spleen, or, by extension, to [[gore]].
5. To [[excise]] or [[remove]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.