spring

spring · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The season after winter and before summer.

  2. 2.

    A coiled metal device that returns to its original shape after compression.

  3. 3.

    A place where water wells up from the ground.

  4. 4.

    [as verb]To jump or leap suddenly.

Forms

plural: springs

Related words

Antonyms: autumn, fall
See also: jump, leap, season

Etymology

From Old English springan ("to leap, burst forth").