NOUN | artifact | springer, impost | the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs |
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animal | springer, springing cow | a cow about to give birth | |
animal | springer, springer spaniel | a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white |
Sounds | sprih'nger | |
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Rhymes | banger ... zinger: 28 rhymes with nger... |
Meaning | The lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs. | |
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Synonym | impost | |
Part of | arch | (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it |
Broader | stone | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose |
Spanish | imposta | |
Catalan | imposta |
Meaning | A cow about to give birth. | |
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Synonym | springing cow | |
Broader | cow, moo-cow | female of domestic cattle |
Meaning | A large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white. | |
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Synonym | springer spaniel | |
Narrower | English springer, English springer spaniel | A breed having typically a black-and-white coat |
Welsh springer spaniel | A red-and-white breed slightly smaller than the English springer spaniel | |
Broader | spaniel | Any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears |
Spanish | salmer | |
Catalan | salmer |
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