Spring Sprɪŋ Early Flowers Original Noun Artists Travelled

• the following spring, the three artists travelled to california.
• flowers that bloom in (the) spring
• the birds arrive in late spring and leave again in early autumn.
• he was born in the spring of 1944.

spring

1. the season between winter and summer when plants begin to grow
• The following spring, the three artists travelled to California.
• flowers that bloom in (the) spring
• The birds arrive in late spring and leave again in early autumn.
• He was born in the spring of 1944.
• Spring came early that year.
• There's a feeling of spring in the air today.
• spring flowers

Extra Examples

• The students spend the whole spring term on teaching practice.
• a delicious recipe for spring lamb
• a perfect spring day
• the party's spring conference
• to plant spring bulbs
2. a place where water comes naturally to the surface from under the ground
• a mountain spring
• mineral/thermal springs
• The area is noted for its hot springs and geysers.
• deliciously cool spring water
3. a twisted piece of wire that can be pushed, pressed or pulled but which always returns to its original shape or position afterwards
• SEE ALSO box spring
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/box-spring
• bed springs
• The springs in the sofa have gone (= they no longer return to their original position).
• She's full of energy, like a coiled spring.

Extra Examples

• Most of the springs have gone in the old sofa.
• The children broke some springs jumping on the bed.
• a box-spring mattress
4. the ability of a spring to return to its original position
• The mattress has lost its spring.
5. a cheerful, lively quality
• She walked along with a spring in her step.
6. a quick sudden jump upwards or forwards
• With a spring, the cat leapt on to the table.
7. very cheerful

Word Origin

• Old English spring (noun), springan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German springen. Early use in the senses ‘head of a well’ and ‘rush out in a stream’ gave rise to the figurative use ‘originate’.