English to English
spring
(spr/I//N/
)
noun (n)
- the season of growth(noun.time)Example:
The emerging buds were a sure sign of spring.
He will hold office until the spring of next year.
source: wordnet30 - a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed(noun.artifact)Example:
The spring was broken.
source: wordnet30 - a natural flow of ground water(noun.object)source: wordnet30
- a point at which water issues forth(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- A leap; a bound; a jump.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- develop into a distinctive entity(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- spring back; spring away from an impact(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- develop suddenly(verb.body)source: wordnet30
- produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- To leap; to bound; to jump.(verb)source: webster1913
- To cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert; as, to spring a pheasant.(verb)source: webster1913