Definition of spring

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Spring (v. i.) That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively tune..

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Lierne Rib :: Lierne rib () In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another..
Smile :: Smile (v. i.) Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring..
Springle :: Springing (n.) Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a plant..
Reproduce :: Reproduce (v. t.) To produce again, by generation or the like; to cause the existence of (something of the same class, kind, or nature as another thing); to generate or beget, as offspring; as, to reproduce a rose; some animals are reproduced by gemmation..
Mestee :: Mestee (n.) The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; -- so called in the West Indies.
Surbated :: Surbased (a.) Having the vertical height from springing line to crown less than the half span; -- said of an arch; as, a segmental arch is surbased..
Run :: Run (a.) To flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course; as, rivers run to the sea; sap runs up in the spring; her blood ran cold..
Lunette :: Lunette (n.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line..
Expand :: Expand (v. i.) To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy..
Springer :: Springer (n.) The grampus.
Posterity :: Posterity (n.) The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham..
Bow-compass :: Bow-compass (n.) A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint..
Neaped :: Neaped (a.) Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will not float till the next spring tide; -- called also beneaped..
Vault :: Vault (n.) A leap by aid of the hands, or of a pole, springboard, or the like..
Illutation :: Illutation (n.) The act or operation of smearing the body with mud, especially with the sediment from mineral springs; a mud bath..
Ramp :: Ramp (n.) A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
Spa :: Spa (n.) A spring or mineral water; -- so called from a place of this name in Belgium.
Superfetation :: Superfetate (v. i.) To conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of the offspring..
Springe :: Springe (v. i.) A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare..
Osspringer :: Osspringer (n.) The osprey.
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