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Spring

noun

1.

The season of growth. Synonym: springtime. "He will hold office until the spring of next year"

2.

A metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed.

3.

A natural flow of ground water. Synonyms: fountain, natural spring, outflow, outpouring.

4.

A point at which water issues forth.

5.

The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length. Synonyms: give, springiness.

6.

A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. Synonyms: bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation.

verb

(past sprang; past part. sprung; pres. part. springing)

1.

Move forward by leaps and bounds. Synonyms: bound, jump, leap. "The child leapt across the puddle" , "Can you jump over the fence?"

2.

Develop into a distinctive entity. Synonyms: form, take form, take shape.

3.

Spring back; spring away from an impact. Synonyms: bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, take a hop. "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

4.

Develop suddenly.

5.

Produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly.

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"Spring" Quotes from Famous Books

... constituent States. Further, it would seem desirable that the establishment of such a Parliament should be preceded by the more complete unification of the various States, for in no other Empire are there so many racial divisions, and it is from these that the greatest of political difficulties spring—in Ireland the division between north and south; in the United Kingdom between Ireland and Great Britain; in South Africa between the Dutch and British; in Canada between the French and British. The majority ...

— Proportional Representation - A Study in Methods of Election • John H. Humphreys

... said loudly. He shut his eyes and a little puff of smoke seemed to spring from the end of his fingers, followed ...

— Port O' Gold • Louis John Stellman

... it now; as if he were leading the way as he had on her first visit to the telephone. After her hastening steps had carried her along the tunnel to the telephone, she set down the lantern and pressed the spring that opened the panel door. Another moment and she would be embarked on her great adventure in the finality of action. That little ear-piece became a spectre of conscience. She drew back convulsively and her hands flew to her face; she was a rocking shadow in the thin, ...

— The Last Shot • Frederick Palmer

... have lived amid the floating ice; and that even, had she escaped from the ice, she must have foundered in the chopping sea running at the mouth of the river. Probably, when the weather moderated in the spring, portions of the wreck would be found thrown up on the shore, and that was all that would ever be known of her fate. The captain, after waiting some days, and nothing being heard of the frigate or the lost officers and men, being ...

— Paul Gerrard - The Cabin Boy • W.H.G. Kingston

... Lag B'Omer a number of girls wanted to go to see some special places, so we formed ourselves into a large party and started very early, for you rarely get such an outing. It was a most glorious spring morning, and a few of us had donkeys to ride. To do so is not as much pleasure as you might think, for the donkeys in Palestine stop every few minutes, and, unless you beat them cruelly, which we did not like doing, they will not budge an inch. Sometimes ...

— Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago • Hannah Trager

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