| Afrikaans | English |
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| spits | ⇆ cock; ⇆ cuspidal; ⇆ elongate; ⇆ fine; ⇆ high‐pitched; ⇆ nib; ⇆ peak; ⇆ peaked; ⇆ peaky; ⇆ point; ⇆ pointed; ⇆ prick; ⇆ sharp; ⇆ spear; ⇆ spiky; ⇆ spire; ⇆ spired; ⇆ spiry; ⇆ taper; ⇆ tapering; ⇆ tip; ⇆ top; ⇆ van; ⇆ vanguard; ⇆ vertex |
| die ore spits | ⇆ cock the ears; ⇆ prick up one’s ears; ⇆ prick up the ears; ⇆ strain one’s ears |
| op die spits dryf | ⇆ carry to an extreme |
| gewelspits | ⇆ gable‐end |
| helmspits | ⇆ helm spike |
| kerktoringspits | ⇆ church spire; ⇆ church steeple |
| koolspits | ⇆ carbon tip; ⇆ crayon |
| spitsbaard | ⇆ pointed beard |
| spitsbekmuis | ⇆ shrew; ⇆ shrew‐mouse; ⇆ sorex |
| spitsberaad | ⇆ summit conference; ⇆ summit talks |
| spitsboog | ⇆ lancet‐arch; ⇆ ogive |
| spitsboor | ⇆ countersink |
| spitsborstig | ⇆ chicken‐breasted |
| spitsbroer | ⇆ brother‐in‐arms; ⇆ comrade |
| spitsdak | ⇆ span roof |
| spitshamer | ⇆ pointed hammer |
| spitsheid | ⇆ pointedness |
| spitshoek | ⇆ salient angle |
| spitskoeël | ⇆ pointed bullet |
| spitskop | ⇆ conical hill |
| spitslading | ⇆ peak‐load |
| spitsman | ⇆ point |
| spitsrug | ⇆ razorback |
| spitssaag | ⇆ compass‐saw; ⇆ keyhole‐saw |
| spitstyd | ⇆ peak hour |
| spitsuur | ⇆ peak‐hour; ⇆ rush‐hour |
| spitsvoet | ⇆ drop‐foot |
| spitsvormig | ⇆ fine‐drawn |