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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

... leaf is dropped and the plant stands stripped to the uttermost, a new life is even then working in the buds, from which shall spring a tenderer foliage and a brighter wealth of flowers. So, often, in celestial gardening, every leaf of earthly joy must drop before a new and divine bloom visits the ...

— The Right Knock - A Story • Helen Van-Anderson

... about legislation. Then he explained to me with volubility the article in the law prohibiting any change in the state of minors, or the making of any renunciation in their name. As he talked he strode up and down the room, the windows of which were open to admit the beautiful spring sun. I followed him, trying to make him understand that, not knowing the laws, I had only thought of the interests of my children, and taken counsel of my heart. The Emperor stopped all of a sudden, and turning roughly ...

— Hortense, Makers of History Series • John S. C. Abbott

... mother lived it was different. Boy, you stare at me as if I were a mad dog! You have made a god of yon china thing. Well—it goes; goes to-morrow. Two hundred florins, that is something. It will keep me out of prison for a little, and with the spring ...

— Bimbi • Louise de la Ramee

... rogues, how they lie couchant, ready to spring upon us harmless fellows the moment we are in their reach!—When the ice is once broken for them, how swiftly can they make to port!—Mean time, the subject they can least speak to, they most think of. Nor can you talk of ...

— Clarissa, Volume 4 (of 9) - History Of A Young Lady • Samuel Richardson

... the first spring contained water. It was a large pool surrounded by rocks, where the game was accustomed to drink. We arrived there towards afternoon, rested a few hours, and continued our journey with fresh courage. As the waggons moved too slowly for our liking, we rode on ahead; but the consequence was that, when ...

— On Commando • Dietlof Van Warmelo

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