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spring
has definitions from the fields of physics,geography
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[ noun ] the season of growth
Synonyms Examples "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring" "he will hold office until the spring of next year" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)The Orioles tonight retained the distinction of being the only winless team among the eighteen Major-League_clubs as they dropped their sixth straight spring exhibition decision , this one to the Kansas_City Athletics by a score of 5 to 3 . Whitey_Herzog , performing in right as the Orioles fielded possibly their strongest team of the spring , worked Keegan for a base_on_balls . Hansen , who slugged the 1960 Oriole high of 22 homers and drove_in 86 runs on a .255 freshman average , completes the Birds ' spring squad at 49 players . The 6 - foot 3 inch Hansen checked_in close_to 200 pounds , 15 pounds lighter than his reporting_weight last spring . ("Editorials"...)U_Thant of_course , will hold office until the spring of 1963 , when Mr._Hammarskjold 's term would have come to an end . |
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[ verb ] move forward by leaps and bounds
Examples "The horse bounded across the meadow" "The child leapt across the puddle" "Can you jump over the fence?" Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)She sprang up and went swiftly to the bedroom . |
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[ verb ] develop into a distinctive entity
Synonyms Examples "our plans began to take shape" Used in print (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)But although the idea of communism is very old even in More 's day and did not spring full-clad from his imagination in 1515 , it is not communism as_such that we are concerned with . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
Examples "the spring was broken" Used in print (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)Beccaria had almost stumbled on a lead to the relationship between electricity and magnetism when a discharge from a Leyden_jar was sent transversally through a piece of watch spring steel making its ends magnetic . (Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)Then he hunkered_down on the heels of his handmade boots , peered into the orderly chaos of axle , shock_absorber , and spring . `` Might get there faster walkin '' ' , Lord drawled , `` seein ' as how I got a busted front spring . I figger it 's probl_'_y a sixty-five mile walk , and I c_'_n maybe get this spring patched_up in a_couple_of hours '' . Related terms elastic_device coil_spring leaf_spring mainspring spiral_spring bedspring |
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[ noun ] (geography) a natural flow of ground water
Synonyms Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)Other natural features which can be of high interest are the forests , canyons , mountains , deserts , seacoast , beaches , sand_dunes , waterfalls , springs , etcetera with which the area is blessed . The area may provide good springs or opportunities for a well or be near to municipal water_lines . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)There was an artificial_lake just out_of_sight in the first stand of trees , fed by a half dozen springs that popped_out of the ground above the hillside orchard . Related terms |
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[ verb ] spring back; spring away from an impact
Synonyms bounce ricochet bound rebound reverberate recoil resile take_a_hop Examples "The rubber ball bounced" "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" Used in print (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)A single kick made it spring open , shuddering . (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)Quickly but carefully lowering my duffel_bag over the low side rack , I stepped_on the running_board ; it flopped down , sprang back up and gouged my shin . |
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[ noun ] a point at which water issues forth
Used in print (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)Or does he sincerely want to tap the real springs of American attitude and culture regardless of how unpopular and embarrassing they may be ? Related terms |
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[ verb ] produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
Examples "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving" Used in print (The Miami Herald...)Johnny_Leighton picked_up some new numbers out in Texas which he 's springing on the ringsiders in the Rum_House at Galt_Ocean_Mile_Hotel . |
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[ noun ] (physics) the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
Synonyms Used in print (Jay Williams, The Forger....)He was fifteen years older than I - forty four - but full of spring and sparkle . Related terms |
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[ verb ] develop suddenly
Examples "The tire sprang a leak" Used in print (Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)Just like the balloon would go_up and you could sit all day and wish it would spring a leak or blow to_hell up and burn and nothing like that would happen . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 2206
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[ adjective ] occurring in or appropriate to the season of spring
Synonyms Examples "spring rains" "springtime activities" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3871
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[ verb ] produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
Examples "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving" Related terms |
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