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31spur-of-the-moment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought: ad lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvised, offhand, snap, unrehearsed. Informal: off the cuff. See PREPARED …
32on/at the spur of the moment — ◇ If something is done on/at the spur of the moment, it is done immediately without planning. We decided on the spur of the moment to go to the beach. see also ↑spur of the moment • • • Main Entry: ↑spur …
33on the spur of the moment — on a momentary impulse. → spur …
34spur of the moment — impromptu, ad hoc. See unpreparedness, instantaneity …
35spur-of-the-mo|ment — «SPUR uhv thuh MOH muhnt», adjective. made or occurring suddenly, without deliberation: »to deal with a crisis in a spur of the moment decision. Most women say they do only spur of the moment buying (New York Times) …
36spur — [spʉr] n. [ME spure < OE spura, akin to Ger sporn < IE base * sp(h)er , to jerk, push with the foot > SPURN, Sans sphurāti, (he) kicks away, L spernere, lit., to push away] 1. any of various pointed devices worn on the heel by the rider… …
37spur — ► NOUN 1) a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel, worn on a rider s heel for urging a horse forward. 2) an incentive. 3) a projection from a mountain or mountain range. 4) Botany a slender tubular projection from the base of a flower. 5) a …
38spur — (n.) O.E. spura, spora (related to spurnan to kick, see SPURN (Cf. spurn)), from P.Gmc. *spuron (Cf. O.N. spori, M.Du. spore, Du. spoor, O.H.G. sporo, Ger. Sporn spur ), from PIE *spere ankle ( …
39The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street — The Twilight Zone episode Scene from The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street …
40The Man in the Bottle — The Twilight Zone episode Luther Adler and Vivi Janiss in The Man in the Bottle …
