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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Spent — (sp[e^]nt), a. 1. Exhausted; worn out; having lost energy or motive force. [1913 Webster] Now thou seest me Spent, overpowered, despairing of success. Addison. [1913 Webster] Heaps of spent arrows fall and strew the ground. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spent — /spent/, v. 1. pt. and pp. of spend. 2. used up; consumed. 3. tired; worn out; exhausted. Syn. 3. weary, drained, fagged. * * * … Universalium
Spent — Spend Spend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spending}.] [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See {Pendant}, and cf. {Dispend}, {Expend}, {Spence}, {Spencer}.] 1. To weigh or lay … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of spenden to spend Date: 15th century 1. a. used up ; consumed b. exhausted of active or required components or qualities often for a particular purpose < spent nuclear fuel > 2. drained… … New Collegiate Dictionary
spent — adjective /ˈspɛnt/ Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted. a spent cartridge See Also: spent force … Wiktionary
Spent caustic — is a waste industrial caustic solution that has become exhausted and is no longer useful (or spent). Spent caustics are made of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, water, and contaminants. The contaminants have consumed the majority of the… … Wikipedia
Spent fuel pool — (SFP) are storage pools for spent fuel from nuclear reactors. Typically 40 or more feet deep, with the bottom 14 feet equipped with storage racks designed to hold fuel assemblies removed from the reactor. These fuel pools are specially designed… … Wikipedia
Spent nuclear fuel — Spent nuclear fuel, occasionally called used nuclear fuel, is nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor (usually at a nuclear power plant) to the point where it is no longer useful in sustaining a nuclear reaction. Nuclear… … Wikipedia
Spent ball — Spent Spent (sp[e^]nt), a. 1. Exhausted; worn out; having lost energy or motive force. [1913 Webster] Now thou seest me Spent, overpowered, despairing of success. Addison. [1913 Webster] Heaps of spent arrows fall and strew the ground. Dryden.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spent mushroom compost — is the residual compost waste generated by the mushroom production industry. It is readily available (bagged, at nursery suppliers), and its formulation generally consists of a combination of wheat straw, dried blood, horse manure and ground… … Wikipedia
Spent grain — is a by product of the brewing process, consisting of the solid residue remaining after mashing and lautering. It consists primarily of grain husks (cellulose), and other residual compounds not converted to fermentable sugars by the mashing… … Wikipedia
