spring
/ˈspɹɪŋ/
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly; A spray or body of water springing from the ground; 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
- plural
- springs
Meanings
- 1
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly; A spray or body of water springing from the ground
Spring is a nice season.
Tatoeba · vxern · CC BY 2.0 FR
Spring is here at last.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
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An act of springing: a leap, a jump
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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
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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
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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
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The time of something's growth; the early stages of some process
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The time of something's growth; the early stages of some process.; A period of political liberalization and democratization
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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
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Someone with ivory or peach skin tone and eyes and hair that are not extremely dark, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothingrare
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Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly; The rising of the sea at high tiderare