spur
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4.1
- noun
- /spɜr/
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estímulo
- Moreover, teachers develop skills to invent new songs, even on the spur of the moment.
- a spur to action
- a spur to creativity
Lev Chesterov who can move actually credits with with being a spur to his own thoughts.
- Lev Chesterov who can move actually credits with with being a spur to his own thoughts.
Examples
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On the contrary, the battle was just the spur I needed.
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A monorail linking downtown New York to White Lake would be a tremendous spur to the local economy.
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I decided on the spur of the moment to come here.
Fiction book (1993) -
Not to mention loneliness, as good a spur to action as anything.
Fiction book (1991) -
Look, I don't make major life decisions on the spur of the moment like this.
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Governments view network innovation as a technological spur that acts to stimulate the whole.
Academic text (1994) -
Hoyle's suggestion was the spur for a scientific meeting in Dallas in December of 1963.
Academic text (1991) -
At least some states, however, have sought to use customized training grants as a spur to modernization.
Academic text (1993) -
Interdisciplinary technology courses can broaden interns' understanding of technology-enhanced learning and spur creativity.
Academic text (2015) -
Her encouraging words were the spur I needed to start my own business.
Synonyms
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3.9
A strong request or feeling that pushes someone to act
10
4.1
Encouragement from someone who keeps asking you to do something
10
8.4
Strong words that urge someone to do something
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4.4
A small push or reminder that makes someone start doing something
1
7.0
An act of trying to make someone do something by teasing or urging them again and again
1
7.4
Something that urges someone to act, often by provoking or challenging them
1
3.8
Encouraging someone to do something by suggesting it
Words from a coach or friend that encourage someone to try something
Helping someone want to do something by giving reasons or rewards
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A short rail line that turns off a main line to reach a factory or warehouse
- Specialized
A wheel with straight teeth that fit another wheel to send power between parallel shafts
- Specialized
A disease caused by a fungus that makes raspberry stems wilt and get dark spots near the leaves
How Encouraging
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spur as a noun for a remark that encourages comes from the idea of a small push or 'poke' that makes someone act. A comment that acts as a spur gives the same kind of push, which is why it motivates people to do something.