spring
/sprɪŋ/
Also a verb
Meaning
The season between winter and summer when vegetation begins to grow and the weather warms.
Flowers begin to bloom throughout the valley as early spring arrives.
An elastic spiral metal coil that recovers its shape after being compressed or stretched.
A broken spring inside the mattress made sleeping completely unbearable.
A natural source where underground water flows up to the earth's surface.
Hikers filled their bottles directly from a fresh mountain spring.
Collocations
- early spring
- spring break
- hot spring
- natural spring
- metal spring
- coiled spring
Synonyms
Idioms
spring in one's step
A visibly lively or energetic way of walking.
He walked into the office with a distinct spring in his step after getting promoted.
no spring chicken
No longer youthful.
He is no spring chicken, but he still runs marathons every autumn.