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NOUN | 1 | spring, springtime | The season of growth |
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2 | spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring | A natural flow of ground water | |
3 | spring | A metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed | |
4 | spring, leap, leaping, saltation, bound, bounce | A light springing movement upwards or forwards | |
5 | spring, give, springiness | The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length | |
6 | spring | A point at which water issues forth | |
VERB | 1 | spring, jump, leap, bound | Move forward by leaps and bounds |
2 | spring, form, take form, take shape | Develop into a distinctive entity | |
3 | spring, bounce, resile, take a hop, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet | Spring back | |
4 | spring | Produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly | |
5 | spring | Develop suddenly | |
6 | spring | Produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly |
Sounds | sperih'ng; sprih'ng |
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Rhymes | abating, abducting, abiding, and 2078 more rhymes in ihng at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The season of growth. |
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Examples | "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year" |
Synonyms | springtime |
Parts | March, Mar; April, Apr; May; June; vernal equinox, March equinox, spring equinox |
Broader | season, time of year |
Meaning | A natural flow of ground water. |
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Synonyms | fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring |
Narrower | Fountain of Youth; geyser; hot spring, thermal spring |
Broader | geological formation, formation |
Meaning | A metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed. |
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Examples | "the spring was broken" |
Narrower | bedspring; coil spring, volute spring; leaf spring; mainspring; spiral spring |
Broader | elastic device |
Adjectives | spring-loaded |
Meaning | A light springing movement upwards or forwards. |
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Synonyms | leap, leaping, saltation, bound, bounce |
Narrower | caper, capriole; pounce |
Broader | jump, jumping |
Verbs | spring; spring |
Meaning | The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length. |
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Synonyms | give, springiness |
Broader | elasticity, snap |
Meaning | A point at which water issues forth. |
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Broader | beginning, origin, root, rootage, source |
Meaning | Move forward by leaps and bounds. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | jump, leap, bound |
Caused by | jump, leap |
Narrower | pronk; bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet; burst; bounce; capriole; galumph; ski jump; saltate; vault; leapfrog; vault, overleap; curvet; hop, skip, hop-skip; caper; hop |
Broader | move |
Nouns | spring |
Meaning | Develop into a distinctive entity. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | form, take form, take shape |
Narrower | regenerate; head; bead |
Broader | become |
Meaning | Spring back. Spring away from an impact. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
Synonyms | bounce, resile, take a hop, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet |
Narrower | kick back, recoil, kick; skip, bound off; carom, glance |
Broader | jump, leap, bound, spring |
Nouns | spring |
Meaning | Produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something on somebody |
Broader | produce, bring on, bring out |
Meaning | Develop suddenly. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Broader | grow, develop, produce, get, acquire |
Meaning | Produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something on somebody |
Broader | disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out |