spur
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5.4
- noun
- /spɜr/
- The doctor explained that the pain in my foot was caused by a sharp bone spur pressing against the tissue.
- bone spurs
- spur gear
- tissues overlying spurs
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- They just think, Oh, well, he had bone spurs.
- He dodged the draft with bone spurs, suckers and losers.
Examples
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The wind rushed around a stone spur, scattering sand grains on his face.
Fiction book (1990) -
Because it would have revealed a bone spur that had to be removed expensively.
Blog text (4) -
We could build a holding yard up on the flat spur, and drive them in.
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I checked into the hospital to have a bone spur removed.
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You were not able to serve in Vietnam because of a bone spur condition in your feet.
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I'm checking into a hospital to have a bone spur removed from my foot.
Fiction book (1992) -
I can see Stonehenge less than a mile away, on a gently sloping spur, dwarfed by surrounding hills.
Academic text (2008) -
She carefully avoided stepping on a metal spur that was sticking out of the old fence.
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During the hike, we reached a rocky spur that offered a stunning view of the valley below.
Synonyms
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3.6
A long thin pointed part on something like a shoe or fence
17
4.3
A thin pointed part on things like a fork or antler
13
4.1
A sharp, stiff part on a plant or animal that can prick
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8.1
A sharp point on a fork, pitchfork, or antler
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3.9
A small sharp point on a plant stem or leaf that can scratch
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9.6
A small pointed part on a grass or grain stem that holds small flowers
1
9.9
A small pointed growth on an animal or plant that supports a wing and holds nectar
A sharp point on an animal or plant that protects it
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.4
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 Pointed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spur for a sharp projection on a plant or animal comes from an old word for a 'point' or 'spike', so it simply names any small pointed part that sticks out. A plant spur or a rooster's spur is the same idea of a little sharp point.