Definition of spring

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Spring (v. i.) A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former state by elasticity; as, the spring of a bow..

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Latent :: Latent (a.) Not visible or apparent; hidden; springs of action.
Heterogenesis :: Heterogenesis (n.) That method of reproduction in which the successive generations differ from each other, the parent organism producing offspring different in habit and structure from itself, the original form, however, reappearing after one or more generations; -- opposed to homogenesis, or gamogenesis..
Rebound :: Rebound (v. i.) To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo..
Start :: Start (v. i.) To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act..
Springald :: Springal (a.) Alt. of Springal.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) Any source of supply; especially, the source from which a stream proceeds; as issue of water from the earth; a natural fountain..
Springhead :: Springhalt (n.) A kind of lameness in horse. See Stringhalt.
Wellspring :: Wellspring (n.) A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply.
Hagseed :: Hagseed (n.) The offspring of a hag.
Backset :: Backset (v. i.) To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring..
Flisk :: Flisk (n.) A caper; a spring; a whim.
Springe :: Springbuck (n.) A South African gazelle (Gazella euchore) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lighty and suddenly into the air. It has a white dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the rump and tail. Called also springer..
Fusee :: Fusee (n.) The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner that the diameter of the cone at the point where the chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of the spring..
Herring :: Herring (n.) One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C. harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities..
Be- :: Be- () To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around)..
Cowslip :: Cowslip (n.) A common flower in England (Primula veris) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United States.
Fresh :: Fresh (n.) A stream or spring of fresh water.
Hybrid :: Hybrid (n.) The offspring of the union of two distinct species; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species. See Mongrel.
Daughter :: Daughter (n.) The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals.
Hair :: Hair (n.) A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.
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