spring

  • 41spring — A device on the suspension system to cushion and absorb shocks and bumps and to keep the vehicle level on turns. After the stress or pressure exerted by the flexing of the spring has been removed, the spring returns to its original state. The… …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 42spring — springlike, adj. /spring/, v., sprang or, often, sprung; sprung; springing; n., adj. v.i. 1. to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or… …

    Universalium

  • 43spring — spring1 W2S2 [sprıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(season)¦ 2¦(curved metal)¦ 3¦(water)¦ 4 spring in your step 5 full of the joys of spring 6¦(sudden jump)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(SEASON)¦ [U and C] the season between winter and summer when leaves and flowers appear …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44spring — spring1 [ sprıŋ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the season of the year between winter and summer: early/late spring last/this/next spring in (the) spring: In spring the garden is a feast of blossoms. a ) only before noun happening in spring or… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 45spring — v. & n. v. (past sprang or US sprung; past part. sprung) 1 intr. jump; move rapidly or suddenly (sprang from his seat; sprang through the gap; sprang to their assistance). 2 intr. move rapidly as from a constrained position or by the action of a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 46spring — I n. season 1) an early spring 2) in (the) spring 3) (misc.) there is a touch of spring in the air; a harbinger of spring source of water 4) a hot, thermal; mineral; subterranean spring bounce, elasticity 5) a spring to (there was a spring to her …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 47spring — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 season ADJECTIVE ▪ last, this past (esp. AmE) ▪ the following, next, this, this coming ▪ early …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 48spring — {{11}}spring (n.1) season following winter, 1540s, earlier springing time (late 14c.), spring time (late 15c.), spring of the year (1520s), which had replaced O.E. Lent by late 14c. From SPRING (Cf. spring) (v.); also see SPRING (Cf. spring)… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 49spring — 1 /sprIN/ noun 1 SEASON (C, U) the season between winter and summer when leaves and flowers appear: It was a cold, sunny day in early spring | the spring of 1933 | spring flowers 2 BED/CARS ETC a) (countable usually plural) something, usually a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50spring — I UK [sprɪŋ] / US noun Word forms spring : singular spring plural springs *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the season of the year between winter and summer early/late spring last/this/next spring in (the) spring: The garden is so beautiful in… …

    English dictionary