spring
5
1.3
- noun
- /sprɪŋ/
- Like the others, Mary's brow is furrowed, and large tears spring from her eyes.
Examples
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Laurie's step had a definite spring to it as she approached the medical examiner's office.
Fiction book (1992) -
Bob moves down the corridor with a little spring in his step.
Fiction book (1993) -
With a glint in your eye and a spring in your step.
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Shedding the years, I walk with a spring toward the old gas guzzler.
Fiction book (1994) -
The toddler made a joyful spring into the air while playing on the trampoline.
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With a sudden spring, the athlete leaped over the hurdle during the race.
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After finishing her exam, she felt a sense of relief and took a light spring down the hall.
Synonyms
199
1.0
A movement in which you push yourself off the ground into the air
95
1.0
A jump through the air or a sudden strong feeling
92
2.2
A light springy movement or a lively feeling in a person
40
1.0
To push yourself off the ground using your legs, often in a sport
25
1.0
A quick small jump often on one foot
9
1.3
A quick, strong jump upward or forward
8
4.8
A quick springing movement upwards or forwards
1
9.9
Movement in short jumps, like sand grains bouncing in wind
Idioms
- Informal
6
4.9
An energetic way of walking that shows happiness or confidence
Compounds
39
3.0
Practice and games in spring for baseball teams before the regular season starts
11
2.5
A small fried snack filled with vegetables and sometimes meat, often served as an appetizer
- Informal
6
6.7
A young person who has little experience, sometimes used with no to say someone is not young
2
4.3
A time in early spring when day and night are about the same length, around March 21 in the north
- Specialized
1
3.9
A long metal wire shaped into a spiral that pushes back to absorb shock in cars or mattresses
1
2.0
A bed surface filled with metal springs that supports your body while you sleep
1
9.0
A small North American tree frog that makes a very high, thin call near ponds in spring
- Specialized
1
5.3
A part that uses compressed air to absorb bumps and vibrations in vehicles and machines
- Specialized
1
4.3
A small tool that measures weight or force by how much a metal coil stretches
1
3.9
Time in spring when pollen is high and many people sneeze or have itchy eyes
1
7.8
A small North American plant with two thick leaves, pink or white flowers, and a small edible underground bulb
- Specialized
1
4.9
A small green or brown animal that lives near ponds and wet places and croaks
- NSFW
1
9.2
A hidden device set to shoot as a trap when someone touches or moves something near it
- UK
1
8.9
A climbing or bushy plant with purple-blue flowers grown to feed animals and make soil richer
- Specialized
1
4.9
A wire coiled into a spiral that stores and releases energy to make things turn
A small plant with slender leaves and pink flowers that blooms in early spring
A small secret pocket with a spring that holds small valuable items inside clothing
- Specialized
A tool that measures weight using a metal spring and shows it on a scale
- Specialized
A caterpillar that eats leaves from trees like elm and maple in early spring
- Specialized
A small plant with curved prickly stems that stick to clothes and animal fur
A small bushy plant with violet-blue flowers like a pea that blooms in spring
A small wild plant that comes back every year with low thick leaves and small white flowers with pink edges
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spring meaning a sudden jump comes from the old verb for 'to leap' or 'to jump'. So a quick, light jump is called a spring because it is like a sudden leap.