Dictionary entry details
• SPRING (noun)
Meaning:
The season of growth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
spring; springtime
Context examples:
the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring / he will hold office until the spring of next year
Hypernyms ("spring" is a kind of...):
season; time of year (one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions)
Meronyms (parts of "spring"):
March equinox; spring equinox; vernal equinox (March 21)
Meaning:
A natural flow of ground water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
natural spring; outpouring; fountain; spring; outflow
Hypernyms ("spring" is a kind of...):
formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spring"):
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)
Meaning:
A metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the spring was broken
Hypernyms ("spring" is a kind of...):
elastic device (any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spring"):
spiral spring (a spring that is wound like a spiral)
mainspring (the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism)
leaf spring (long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together)
coil spring; volute spring (a spring in the shape of a coil)
bedspring ((usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed)
Meaning:
A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
leap; leaping; bounce; bound; spring; saltation
Hypernyms ("spring" is a kind of...):
jump; jumping (the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spring"):
caper; capriole (a playful leap or hop)
pounce (the act of pouncing)
Meaning:
The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
springiness; give; spring
Hypernyms ("spring" is a kind of...):
elasticity; snap (the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed)
Meaning:
A point at which water issues forth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("spring" is a kind of...):
beginning; origin; root; rootage; source (the place where something begins, where it springs into being)
• SPRING (verb)
Meaning:
Move forward by leaps and bounds
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
spring; leap; jump; bound
Context examples:
The horse bounded across the meadow / The child leapt across the puddle / Can you jump over the fence?
Hypernyms (to "spring" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spring"):
hop (make a jump forward or upward)
caper (jump about playfully)
hop; hop-skip; skip (jump lightly)
curvet (perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse)
overleap; vault (jump across or leap over (an obstacle))
leapfrog (jump across)
vault (bound vigorously)
saltate (leap or skip, often in dancing)
ski jump (jump on skis)
galumph (move around heavily and clumsily)
capriole (perform a capriole, of horses in dressage)
bounce (leap suddenly)
burst (move suddenly, energetically, or violently)
bounce; bound; rebound; recoil; resile; reverberate; ricochet; spring; take a hop (spring back; spring away from an impact)
pronk (jump straight up)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
Develop into a distinctive entity
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
take form; take shape; spring; form
Context example:
our plans began to take shape
Hypernyms (to "spring" is one way to...):
become (come into existence)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spring"):
regenerate (be formed or shaped anew)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Spring back; spring away from an impact
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
take a hop; ricochet; rebound; bounce; resile; recoil; spring; bound; reverberate
Context examples:
The rubber ball bounced / These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Hypernyms (to "spring" is one way to...):
bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spring"):
carom; glance (rebound after hitting)
bound off; skip (bound off one point after another)
kick; kick back; recoil (spring back, as from a forceful thrust)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Develop suddenly
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
The tire sprang a leak
Hypernyms (to "spring" is one way to...):
acquire; develop; get; grow; produce (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving
Hypernyms (to "spring" is one way to...):
break; bring out; disclose; discover; divulge; expose; give away; impart; let on; let out; reveal; unwrap (make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something on somebody
