Definition of spur

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Spunky (superl.) Full of spunk; quick; spirited.

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Spur-shell :: Spurry (n.) An annual herb (Spergula arvensis) with whorled filiform leaves, sometimes grown in Europe for fodder..
Incentive :: Incentive (n.) That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action..
Spurred :: Spurn-water (n.) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
Spurning :: Spurned (imp. & p. p.) of Spur.
Spur :: Spur (n.) Any stiff, sharp spine, as on the wings and legs of certain burds, on the legs of insects, etc.; especially, the spine on a cock's leg..
Prick :: Prick (n.) To ride or guide with spurs; to spur; to goad; to incite; to urge on; -- sometimes with on, or off..
Brank :: Brank (v. i.) To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit.
Right :: Right (a.) Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
Ricinus :: Ricinus (n.) A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi..
Spurner :: Spurn (n.) A body of coal left to sustain an overhanding mass.
Heel :: Heel (n.) Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well..
Mercury :: Mercury (n.) A plant (Mercurialis annua), of the Spurge family, the leaves of which are sometimes used for spinach, in Europe..
Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A spur, or spurlike prominence..
Terutero :: Terutero (n.) The South American lapwing (Vanellus Cayennensis). Its wings are furnished with short spurs. Called also Cayenne lapwing.
Trash :: Trash (v. t.) To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush..
Spurling :: Spurless (a.) Having no spurs.
Rocket :: Rocket (n.) Rocket larkspur. See below.
Spurn :: Spurn (v. t.) To reject with disdain; to scorn to receive or accept; to treat with contempt.
Dicentra :: Dicentra (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart (D. spectabilis)..
Nectary :: Nectary (n.) That part of a blossom which secretes nectar, usually the base of the corolla or petals; also, the spur of such flowers as the larkspur and columbine, whether nectariferous or not. See the Illustration of Nasturtium..
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