| NOUN | time | spring, springtime | the season of growth |
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| artifact | spring | a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed | |
| object | spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring | a natural flow of ground water | |
| location | spring | a point at which water issues forth | |
| attribute | spring, give, springiness | the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length | |
| act | spring, leap, leaping, saltation, bound, bounce | a light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | |
| VERB | motion | spring, jump, leap, bound | move forward by leaps and bounds |
| stative | spring, form, take form, take shape | develop into a distinctive / distinctive entity | |
| motion | spring, bounce, resile, take a hop, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet | spring back | |
| body | spring | develop suddenly | |
| communication | spring | produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly / unexpectedly |
| Sounds | sperih'ng; sprih'ng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | The season of growth. | |
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| Synonym | springtime | |
| Parts | vernal equinox, March equinox, spring equinox | March 21 |
| Broader | season, time of year | One of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions |
| Spanish | primavera | |
| Catalan | primavera | |
| Meaning | A metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed. | |
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| Example | "the spring was broken" | |
| Narrower | bedspring | (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed |
| coil spring, volute spring | A spring in the shape of a coil | |
| leaf spring | long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together | |
| mainspring | The most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch) | |
| spiral spring | A spring that is wound like a spiral | |
| Broader | elastic device | Any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched |
| Spanish | muelle, resorte | |
| Catalan | molla, ressort | |
| Adjectives | spring-loaded | containing a compressed spring that presses one part against another |
| Meaning | A natural flow of ground water. | |
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| Synonyms | fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring | |
| Narrower | Fountain of Youth | A fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again |
| geyser | A spring that discharges hot water and steam | |
| hot spring, thermal spring | A natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above | |
| Broader | geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth |
| Spanish | brollador, emanación, fuente, fuente natural, manantial, surtidor | |
| Catalan | brollador, deu, emanació, font, font natural, manantial, sortidor | |
| Meaning | A point at which water issues forth. | |
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| Broader | beginning, origin, root, rootage, source | The place where something begins, where it springs into being |
| Spanish | manantial | |
| Meaning | The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length. | |
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| Synonyms | give, springiness | |
| Broader | elasticity, snap | The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
| Meaning | A light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. | |
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| Synonyms | leap, leaping, saltation, bound, bounce | |
| Narrower | caper, capriole | A playful leap or hop |
| pounce | The act of pouncing | |
| Broader | jump, jumping | The act of jumping |
| Spanish | brinco, salto | |
| Catalan | bot, salt | |
| Verbs | spring | spring back |
| spring | move forward by leaps and bounds | |
| Meaning | Move forward by leaps and bounds. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | jump, leap, bound | |
| Caused by | jump, leap | Cause to jump or leap |
| Narrower | bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet | spring back |
| bounce | leap suddenly | |
| burst | Move suddenly, energetically, or violently | |
| caper | Jump about playfully | |
| capriole | Perform a capriole, of horses in dressage | |
| curvet | Perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse | |
| galumph | Move around heavily and clumsily | |
| hop, skip, hop-skip | Jump lightly | |
| hop | make a jump forward or upward | |
| leapfrog | Jump across | |
| pronk | Jump straight up | |
| saltate | leap or skip / skip, often in dancing | |
| ski jump | jump on skis | |
| vault | Bound vigorously | |
| vault, overleap | Jump across or leap over (an obstacle) | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | botar, brincar, saltar | |
| Catalan | abalançar-se, botar, precipitar-se, saltar | |
| Nouns | spring | a light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards |
| Meaning | Develop into a distinctive / distinctive entity. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | form, take form, take shape | |
| Narrower | regenerate | Be formed or shaped anew |
| Broader | become | Come into existence |
| Spanish | constituir, formarse, formar | |
| Catalan | constituir, formar-se, formar | |
| Meaning | spring back; spring away from an impact. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonyms | bounce, resile, take a hop, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet | |
| Narrower | carom | rebound after hitting |
| kick back, recoil, kick | spring back, as from a forceful thrust | |
| skip, bound off | bound off one point after another | |
| Broader | jump, leap, bound, spring | Move forward by leaps and bounds |
| Spanish | rebotar | |
| Catalan | rebotar, rebotre | |
| Nouns | spring | a light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards |
| Meaning | Develop suddenly. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Broader | grow, develop, produce, get, acquire | Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) |
| Meaning | produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly / unexpectedly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something on somebody | |
| Broader | unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret |
| Spanish | espetar | |
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