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spring
Overview of noun spring
The noun spring has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (652) spring, springtime -- (the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year")
2. (35) spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring -- (a natural flow of ground water)
3. (31) spring -- (a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken")
4. (5) leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce -- (a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards)
5. (4) give, spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
6. (3) spring -- (a point at which water issues forth)
Overview of verb spring
The verb spring has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (15) jump, leap, bound, spring -- (move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?")
2. (5) form, take form, take shape, spring -- (develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape")
3. (2) bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet -- (spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide")
4. (1) spring -- (develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak")
5. spring -- (produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spring
6 senses of spring
Sense 1
spring, springtime
=> season, time of year
=> time period, period of time, period
=> fundamental quantity, fundamental measure
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
=> geological formation, formation
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
spring
=> elastic device
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
=> jump, jumping
=> propulsion, actuation
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
give, spring, springiness
=> elasticity, snap
=> physical property
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
spring
=> beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun spring
3 of 6 senses of spring
Sense 2
spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
=> Fountain of Youth
=> geyser
=> hot spring, thermal spring
Sense 3
spring
=> bedspring
=> coil spring, volute spring
=> leaf spring
=> mainspring
=> spiral spring
Sense 4
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
=> caper, capriole
=> pounce
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spring
6 senses of spring
Sense 1
spring, springtime
=> season, time of year
Sense 2
spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
=> geological formation, formation
Sense 3
spring
=> elastic device
Sense 4
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
=> jump, jumping
Sense 5
give, spring, springiness
=> elasticity, snap
Sense 6
spring
=> beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
Antonyms of noun spring
Member Holonyms of noun spring
Substance Holonyms of noun spring
Part Holonyms of noun spring
Member Meronyms of noun spring
Substance Meronyms of noun spring
Part Meronyms of noun spring
1 of 6 senses of spring
Sense 1
spring, springtime
HAS PART: vernal equinox, March equinox, spring equinox
Meronyms of noun spring
1 of 6 senses of spring
Sense 1
spring, springtime
HAS PART: vernal equinox, March equinox, spring equinox
Holonyms of noun spring
Attributes of noun spring
Derived Forms of noun spring
1 of 6 senses of spring
Sense 4
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
RELATED TO>(verb) spring#3
=> bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
RELATED TO>(verb) spring#1
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
Domain of noun spring
Domain Terms of noun spring
Familiarity of noun spring
spring used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun spring
6 senses of spring
Sense 1
spring, springtime
> season, time of year
=> harvest, harvest time
=> haying, haying time
=> fall, autumn
=> spring, springtime
=> summer, summertime
=> winter, wintertime
=> rainy season
=> dry season
Sense 2
spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
> geological formation, formation
=> aquifer
=> beach
=> cave
=> cliff, drop, drop-off
=> delta
=> diapir
=> folium
=> foreshore
=> ice mass
=> lakefront
=> massif
=> monocline
=> mouth
=> natural depression, depression
=> natural elevation, elevation
=> oceanfront
HAS INSTANCE=> Pillars of Hercules
=> range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
=> relict
=> ridge, ridgeline
=> ridge
=> shore
=> slope, incline, side
=> spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
=> talus, scree
=> vein, mineral vein
=> volcanic crater, crater
=> wall
=> water table, water level, groundwater level
Sense 3
spring
> elastic device
=> rubber band, elastic band, elastic
=> spring
Sense 4
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
> jump, jumping
=> header
=> hop
=> leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
=> vault, hurdle
=> jumping up and down
=> capriole
Sense 5
give, spring, springiness
> elasticity, snap
=> resilience, resiliency
=> bounce, bounciness
=> give, spring, springiness
=> stretch, stretchiness, stretchability
=> temper, toughness
=> elasticity of shear
Sense 6
spring
> beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
=> derivation
=> spring
=> fountainhead, headspring, head
=> headwaters
=> wellhead, wellspring
=> jumping-off place, point of departure
=> birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience
=> home
=> point source
=> trail head, trailhead
Meronyms of noun spring
6 senses of spring
Sense 1
spring, springtime
HAS PART: vernal equinox, March equinox, spring equinox
Sense 3
spring
=> elastic device
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun spring
Grep of noun spring
air spring
bedspring
box spring
carolina spring beauty
coil spring
dayspring
female offspring
footsteps-of-spring
hairspring
handspring
headspring
hot spring
leaf spring
mainspring
male offspring
natural spring
offspring
spiral spring
spring
spring-cleaning
spring balance
spring beauty
spring break
spring cankerworm
spring chicken
spring cleavers
spring cress
spring equinox
spring frog
spring gun
spring heath
spring mattress
spring onion
spring peeper
spring roll
spring scale
spring squill
spring training
spring vetch
spring vetchling
spring water
springboard
springbok
springbuck
springer
springer spaniel
springfield
springiness
springing cow
springtail
springtide
springtime
thermal spring
virginia spring beauty
volute spring
wellspring
Antonyms of verb spring
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spring
5 senses of spring
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> move
Sense 2
form, take form, take shape, spring
=> become
Sense 3
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> move
Sense 4
spring
=> grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
=> change
Sense 5
spring
=> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
=> tell
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spring
3 of 5 senses of spring
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> pronk
=> bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
=> burst
=> bounce
=> capriole
=> galumph
=> ski jump
=> saltate
=> vault
=> leapfrog
=> vault, overleap
=> curvet
=> hop, skip, hop-skip
=> caper
=> hop
Sense 2
form, take form, take shape, spring
=> regenerate
Sense 3
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
=> kick back, recoil, kick
=> skip, bound off
=> carom, glance
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spring
5 senses of spring
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> move
Sense 2
form, take form, take shape, spring
=> become
Sense 3
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
Sense 4
spring
=> grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
Sense 5
spring
=> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
'Cause To' of verb spring
Derived Forms of verb spring
2 of 5 senses of spring
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
RELATED TO>(noun) spring#4
=> leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
Sense 3
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
RELATED TO>(noun) spring#4
=> leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
Domain of verb spring
Domain Terms of verb spring
Familiarity of verb spring
spring used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb spring
5 senses of spring
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
form, take form, take shape, spring
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 4
spring
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
spring
*> Somebody ----s something on somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb spring
5 senses of spring
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 2
form, take form, take shape, spring
> become
=> occur, come
=> root
=> form, take form, take shape, spring
=> originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
=> arise, come up, bob up
=> make
Sense 3
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> pronk
=> bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
=> burst
=> bounce
=> capriole
=> galumph
=> ski jump
=> saltate
=> vault
=> leapfrog
=> vault, overleap
=> curvet
=> hop, skip, hop-skip
=> caper
=> hop
Sense 4
spring
> grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
=> fledge, feather
=> regrow
=> spring
=> sprout, stock
=> stool, tiller
=> leaf
=> pod
=> teethe
=> pupate
=> work up, get up
=> cut
Sense 5
spring
> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
=> blackwash
=> muckrake
=> blow
=> out
=> come out of the closet, out, come out
=> spring
=> betray, bewray
=> confide
=> leak
=> spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
=> reveal
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spring
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> move
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Sense 2
form, take form, take shape, spring
=> become
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Sense 3
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
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Sense 4
spring
=> grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
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Sense 5
spring
=> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
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Grep of verb spring
spring
spring-clean
spring to mind
spring up
Grep of adj spring
late-spring-blooming
spring-blooming
spring-flowering
spring-loaded
springless
springlike
springy
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