Definition of spur

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Spur (n.) Any projecting appendage of a flower looking like a spur.

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Pseudograph :: Pseudograph (n.) A false writing; a spurious document; a forgery.
Brank :: Brank (v. i.) To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit.
Spurious :: Spurging (n.) A purging.
Extempore :: Extempore (adv.) Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to write or speak extempore..
Trash :: Trash (v. t.) To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush..
Spurn :: Spurning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spur.
Extemporaneous :: Extemporaneous (a.) Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production..
Spur-winged :: Spurway (n.) A bridle path.
Calcarated :: Calcarated (a.) Armed with a spur.
Bicalcarate :: Bicalcarate (a.) Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird..
Truthless :: Truthless (a.) Devoid of truth; dishonest; dishonest; spurious; faithless.
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To spur onward; to ride on horseback.
Burst :: Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..
Hooke''s Gearing :: Hooke's gearing () Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle..
Pelargonium :: Pelargonium (n.) A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceae, differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla..
Tithymal :: Tithymal (n.) Any kind of spurge, esp. Euphorbia Cyparissias..
Spur :: Spur (n.) An implement secured to the heel, or above the heel, of a horseman, to urge the horse by its pressure. Modern spurs have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points. Spurs were the badge of knighthood..
Rowel :: Rowel (n.) The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points..
Shin :: Shin (v. i.) To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast..
Pseudo- :: Pseudo- () A combining form or prefix signifying false, counterfeit, pretended, spurious; as, pseudo-apostle, a false apostle; pseudo-clergy, false or spurious clergy; pseudo-episcopacy, pseudo-form, pseudo-martyr, pseudo-philosopher. Also used adjectively..
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