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The season following winter
“In December, the stalks were closely garnished with flowers, and in the spring, when the flowers dropped off, they were succeeded by young plants.”
A coiled shape or device
“The spring broke because its iron was too poor to sustain the stress.”
The ability to spring back strongly, or the quality of being flexible
“I felt the sharp jabbing of a bed coil that had long lost its spring shove its way into my side.”
A sudden move or jump upwards or forwards
“With a spring, he jumped out of the alleyway and hoofed it back to his apartment.”
Energy, liveliness or vigor
“He moseyed towards her with a noticeable spring in his step.”
A place where water or oil wells up from an underground source
“The hamlet is home to villagers who derive their drinking water from a spring high on the moors above the valley.”
The origin or a source of something
“The spring of this tradition is today a mighty river that renews peoples and cultures from all over the world.”
A beginning, or first stage
The period between childhood and adult age
A source of water, usually from a hole in the ground
A supply or source of something
The action of fleeing or escaping
A rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening
The most active or successful period of a person's life or career
A small stream of running water
The action or process of releasing or being released
A period of the year characterized by a particular climate or event
A foundation or starting point for further work
An instance of rising or moving up through the air
A stream or minor tributary of a river
A vehicle suspension system
Something that motivates or encourages
To move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards
“They hid behind the doorway and listened, preparing to spring out and attack if needed.”
To move rapidly or suddenly from a constrained position
“The mouth of the trap was hidden by a mat that would spring back into place after the actor had passed through the floor.”
To originate from
“Hope, though, does spring from some unexpected corners.”
To appear or come into existence, especially suddenly
“Sprinkler heads then spring up from the ground and begin showering him with water.”
To proliferate or spread (quickly)
“Numerous hotels would begin to spring up all along the coast.”
To set free from captivity
“Micah had to spend a night in jail until Arthur arrived to spring him.”
To present or propose something suddenly or unexpectedly to (someone)
“He chose a November night in 1892 to spring his idea on the Intelligentsia of Paris with a speech at the Sorbornne.”
To move about or around quickly and randomly
To spring upon suddenly to attack or capture
To gush out in a sudden and forceful stream
To make known or to reveal
To remove from suspicion or guilt
To remove or rescue from harm, danger, or an undesirable situation
To throw or cause to move forward or outward
To move quickly and abruptly, especially up and down
(of seeds or spores) To begin to grow and buds or shoots
To move aside or to and fro in a sudden or quick manner
To pay (money) for something
To leave, flee or escape from a place
To show determination and immerse oneself in a task or a meal
To stimulate or become stimulated
To physically plunge downward, especially headfirst and into water
To use as a basis for
Pertaining to, or occurring during, the spring season
“The warm spring weather was beneficial to producers planting spring cereal grains.”
Of, or occurring during, one of the four seasons
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