spring

  • 61spring — [OE] The noun spring and the verb spring come from the same source: the Indo European base *sprengh , which denoted ‘rapid movement’. Of its Germanic verbal descendants, German and Dutch springen, like English spring, have moved on semantically… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 62spring — [OE] The noun spring and the verb spring come from the same source: the Indo European base *sprengh , which denoted ‘rapid movement’. Of its Germanic verbal descendants, German and Dutch springen, like English spring, have moved on semantically… …

    Word origins

  • 63spring up — verb come into existence; take on form or shape (Freq. 8) A new religious movement originated in that country a love that sprang up from friendship the idea for the book grew out of a short story An interesting phenomenon uprose • Syn: ↑originate …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 64spring — 1. verb /sprɪŋ/ a) To start to exist. Sometimes the ideas spring to life fully formed. b) To jump or leap. He sprang up from his seat. Syn …

    Wiktionary

  • 65spring — 1. verb 1) the cat sprang off her lap Syn: leap, jump, bound, vault, hop 2) the branch sprang back Syn: fly, whip, flick, whisk, kick, bounce 3) …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 66spring — 1. чавыча 2. весна to testify of spring свидетельствовать о приближении весны winter is succeeded by spring после зимы наступает весна the change from winter to spring переход от зимы к весне I saw her in the early spring я видел её ранней весной …

    English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • 67spring — Synonyms and related words: Eastertide, Highland fling, Lastex, Maytime, accrue from, adaptability, adolescence, aestival, air mattress, airiness, ambition, anabasis, and jump, appear, arctic, arise, arrive, ascension, ascent, aspiration, autumn …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 68spring — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. leap, bound, dart, start; bounce, recoil, rebound; arise, rise; result or derive from; release; detonate; reveal, disclose; bend, twist; slang, release, bail. See liberation. n. leap, bound;… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 69spring — sprɪŋ n. season between winter and summer; source of water; metal coil; origin; leap, bounce; flexibility, elasticity v. jump, leap; move quickly; suddenly appear; quickly come into being, sprout; work loose; twist, warp (of wood); activate;… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 70spring — I. v. n. 1. Leap, bound, jump, vault, hop. 2. Rise, start, come forth. 3. Arise, proceed, issue, put forth, shoot forth make its appearance, emerge. 4. Originate, emanate, flow, take its source have its origin, issue, arise. 5. Rebound, fly back …

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