Synonyms & related words for spittoon

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of spittoon. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to spittoon

Explore words related to spittoon — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include cuspidor, spitter, spitting, spits, spue, turnspit, spittle, expectorate. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does spittoon come from?

The word spittoon breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and French origin: spit, from Old English spittan (“to eject saliva”); and -toon, from French -oon (“augmentative noun ending (from French -on/Italian -one)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.