spring

Plural: springs

Noun

the season of growth
- "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"
- "he will hold office until the spring of next year"
a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
- "the spring was broken"
a natural flow of ground water
a point at which water issues forth
the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
The season of the year in temperate regions in which temperatures and daylight hours rise, and plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.
The season of the year in temperate regions in which temperatures and daylight hours rise, and plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.
The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.
The season of the year in temperate regions in which temperatures and daylight hours rise, and plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.
The three months of March, April, and May in the Northern Hemisphere and September, October, and November in the Southern Hemisphere.
The time of something's growth; the early stages of some process.
The time of something's growth; the early stages of some process.
a period of political liberalization and democratization
Someone with ivory or peach skin tone and eyes and hair that are not extremely dark, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly
A spray or body of water springing from the ground.
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly
The rising of the sea at high tide.
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly
Ellipsis of spring tide, the especially high tide shortly after full and new moons.
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly
An elastic mechanical part or device in any shape (e.g., flat, curved, coiled), made of flexible material (usually spring steel) that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly
A line from a vessel's end or side to its anchor cable used to diminish or control its movement.
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly
A line laid out from a vessel's end to the opposite end of an adjacent vessel or mooring to diminish or control its movement.
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly
A race, a lineage.
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly
A youth.
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly
A shoot, a young tree.
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly
A grove of trees; a forest.
An erection of the penis.
A crack which has sprung up in a mast, spar, or (rare) a plank or seam.
Springiness: an attribute or quality of springing, springing up, or springing back, particularly
Elasticity: the property of a body springing back to its original form after compression, stretching, etc.
Springiness: an attribute or quality of springing, springing up, or springing back, particularly
Elastic energy, power, or force.
The source from which an action or supply of something springs.
Something which causes others or another to spring forth or spring into action, particularly
A cause, a motive, etc.
Something which causes others or another to spring forth or spring into action, particularly
A lively piece of music.

Verb

Verb Forms: sprang, sprung, springing, springs

To move suddenly upward or forward; to leap.
move forward by leaps and bounds
develop into a distinctive entity
spring back; spring away from an impact
develop suddenly
produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
To move or burst forth.
To move or burst forth.
To appear.
To move or burst forth.
To grow, to sprout.
To move or burst forth.
To grow, to sprout.
To mature.
To move or burst forth.
To arise, to come into existence.
To move or burst forth.
To enliven.
To move or burst forth.
To move with great speed and energy.
To move or burst forth.
To be born, descend, or originate from
To move or burst forth.
To rise in social position or military rank, to be promoted.
To cause to spring (all senses).
To cause to spring (all senses).
To cause to work or open by sudden application of pressure.
To leap over.
To breed with, to impregnate.
To wet, to moisten.
To burst into pieces, to explode, to shatter.
To go off.
To crack.
To come upon and flush out.
To catch in an illegal act or compromising position.
To begin.
To put bad money into circulation.
To tell, to share.
To free from imprisonment, especially by facilitating an illegal escape.
To be free of imprisonment, especially by illegal escape.
To build, to form the initial curve of.
To extend, to curve.
To turn a vessel using a spring attached to its anchor cable.
To pay or spend a certain sum, to yield.
To raise an offered price.
Alternative form of sprain.
Alternative form of strain.
To act as a spring: to strongly rebound.
To equip with springs, especially (of vehicles) to equip with a suspension.
to inspire, to motivate.
To deform owing to excessive pressure, to become warped; to intentionally deform in order to position and then straighten in place.
To swell with milk or pregnancy.
To sound, to play.
To find or get enough food during springtime.
To spend the springtime somewhere.

Examples

A piece of timber sometimes springs in seasoning.
Arab Spring
Chinese New Year always occurs in January or February but is called the "Spring Festival" throughout East Asia because it is reckoned as the beginning of their spring.
Deer spring with their hind legs, using their front hooves to steady themselves.
He hit the gas and the car sprang to life.
He sprang from peasant stock.
He sprang in the slat.
He sprang the trap.
He watched his score spring upward after placing a rare ’Z’ on a triple letter.
His lieutenants hired a team of miners to help spring him.
I spent my spring holidays in Morocco.
Prague Spring
Sorry to spring it on you like this but I've been offered another job.
Spring is the time of the year most species reproduce.
The arches spring from the front posts.
The boat sprang a leak and began to sink.
The spring issue will be out next week.
the spring of a bow
They sprung an arch over the lintel.
This beer was brewed with pure spring water.
We jumped so hard the bed springs broke.
You can visit me in the spring, when the weather is bearable.
You should put a couple of springs onto the jetty to stop the boat moving so much.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English springen, from Old English springan (“to spring, leap, bounce, sprout forth, emerge, spread out”), from Proto-West Germanic *springan, from Proto-Germanic *springaną (“to burst forth”), from Proto-Indo-European *spre(n)ǵʰ- (“to move, race, spring”), from *sper- (“to jerk, twitch, snap, shove”).
Cognates
* Saterland Frisian springe
* West Frisian springe
* Dutch springen
* German Low German springen
* German springen
* Danish springe
* Swedish springa
* Norwegian springe
* Faroese springa
* Icelandic springa (“to burst, explode”).
Other possible cognates include Lithuanian spreñgti (“to push (in)”), Old Church Slavonic прѧсти (pręsti, “to spin, to stretch”), Latin spargere (“to sprinkle, to scatter”), Ancient Greek σπέρχω (spérkhō, “to hasten”), Sanskrit स्पृहयति (spṛháyati, “to be eager”). Some newer senses derived from the noun.

Synonyms

bounce, bound, form, fountain, give, jump, leap, leaping, natural spring, outflow, outpouring, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, saltation, springiness, springtime, take a hop, take form, take shape, Spring, arise, beginning, bounciness, come into being, elasticity, fount, free, impetus, impulse, jailbreak, let out, release, resilience, source, spring, spring loose

Antonyms

autumn, neap tide

Scrabble Score: 9

spring: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
spring: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spring: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

spring: valid Words With Friends Word