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- [springz]
- /sprɪŋz/
- /sprɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [springz]
- /sprɪŋz/
Definitions of springs word
- noun springs a leap, jump, or bound. 1
- noun springs a sudden movement caused by the release of something elastic. 1
- noun springs an elastic or bouncing quality: There is a spring in his walk. 1
- noun springs elasticity or resilience: This board has spring in it. 1
- noun springs a structural defect or injury caused by a warp, crack, etc. 1
- noun springs an issue of water from the earth, taking the form, on the surface, of a small stream or standing as a pool or small lake. 1
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Origin of springs
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English springen, Old English springan; cognate with Dutch, German springen, Old Norse springa; (noun) Middle English spring(e), Old English spring, spryng issue of a stream; compare Middle Low German, Old High German, Danish, Swedish spring
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Parts of speech for Springs
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springs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
springs usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for springs
noun springs
- box spring — A box spring is a frame containing rows of coiled springs that is used to provide support for a mattress. You can also use box springs to refer to the springs themselves.
- innerspring — having or characterized by a large number of enclosed coil springs within an overall padding: innerspring construction.
- mattress — a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.
- acquittances — Plural form of acquittance.
- ascents — Plural form of ascent.
Antonyms for springs
noun springs
- autumns — Plural form of autumn.
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