spring
spring · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
The season after winter and before summer.
- 2.
A coiled metal device that returns to its original shape after compression.
- 3.
A place where water wells up from the ground.
- 4.
[as verb]To jump or leap suddenly.
Forms
plural: springs
Related words
Etymology
From Old English springan ("to leap, burst forth").