Meaning & use

spring

noun·Everyday

The season between winter and summer when plants begin to grow and temperatures rise.

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Cherry blossoms bloom across the entire city every single spring.

We planted a small vegetable garden early in the spring this year.

A note on using this word

Spring can also mean a coiled metal device or a sudden jumping motion, so context determines which sense applies.

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A coil of metal that returns to its original shape after being compressed or stretched.

The old mattress had a broken spring poking through the fabric.

3. verb

To jump or move suddenly and quickly upward or forward.

The cat sprang from the shelf the moment the door opened.

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