SPage 689
- English Word Spring Definition A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of trees; woodland.
- English Word Spring Definition That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively tune.
- English Word Spring Definition The season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and grow; the vernal season, usually comprehending the months of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of the equator.
- English Word Spring Definition The time of growth and progress; early portion; first stage.
- English Word Spring Definition A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely.
- English Word Spring Definition A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.
- English Word Springal Definition Alt. of Springall
- English Word Springal Definition An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring.
- English Word Springald Definition Alt. of Springall
- English Word Springall Definition An active, springly young man.
- English Word Springboard Definition An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising.
- English Word Springbok Definition Alt. of Springbuck
- English Word Springbuck Definition A South African gazelle (Gazella euchore) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lighty and suddenly into the air. It has a white dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the rump and tail. Called also springer.
- English Word Springe Definition A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare.
- English Word Springe Definition To catch in a springe; to insnare.
- English Word Springe Definition To sprinkle; to scatter.
- English Word Springer Definition One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game.
- English Word Springer Definition A young plant.
- English Word Springer Definition The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring.
- English Word Springer Definition The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer.