Definition of spring

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Spring (v. i.) To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity; to dart; to shoot.

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Thorough-brace :: Thorough-brace (n.) A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust. of Chaise..
Offspring :: Offspring (n.sing. & pl.) That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock..
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former state by elasticity; as, the spring of a bow..
Prime :: Prime (n.) The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection..
Heredity :: Heredity (n.) Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. See Pangenesis.
Sprung :: Sprung () imp. & p. p. of Spring.
Glioma :: Glioma (n.) A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous system..
Puit :: Puit (n.) A well; a small stream; a fountain; a spring.
Griffe :: Griffe (n.) The offspring of a mulatto woman and a negro; also, a mulatto..
Perch :: Perch (n.) A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
Spang :: Spang (n.) A bound or spring.
Triplet :: Triplet (n.) Three children or offspring born at one birth.
Jump :: Jump (n.) The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
Flora :: Flora (n.) The goddess of flowers and spring.
Superfete :: Superfetation (n.) The formation of a fetus at the result of an impregnation occurring after another impregnation but before the birth of the offspring produced by it. This is possible only when there is a double uterus, or where menstruation persists up to the time of the second impregnation..
Catch-meadow :: Catch-meadow (n.) A meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the side of hill.
Accrue :: Accrue (n.) To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent..
Regulator :: Regulator (n.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive..
Brood :: Brood (v. t.) The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman with a brood of children..
Coil :: Coil (v. t.) To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing..
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