- springlike
- adjective see spring II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
springlike
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springlike — adjective Having unseasonable weather resembling that typically experienced in spring. It was a warm, clear, springlike day, given it was still the middle of December … Wiktionary
springlike — spring ► VERB (past sprang or chiefly N. Amer. sprung; past part. sprung) 1) move suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards. 2) move suddenly by or as if by the action of a spring. 3) operate by or as if means of a spring mechanism: spring a trap.… … English terms dictionary
springlike — Synonyms and related words: aestival, arctic, autumn, autumnal, beryl green, berylline, blue green, bluish green, boreal, brumal, canicular, chartreuse, chloranemic, chlorine, chlorotic, citrine, citrinous, emerald, equinoctial, foliaged,… … Moby Thesaurus
springlike — adj. resembling the season of spring … English contemporary dictionary
springlike — adjective resembling a spring or the action of a spring • Similar to: ↑elastic * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : having the quality, characteristics, or effect of spring : vernal 2. : resembling a spring or the action of a spring * * * … Useful english dictionary
spring — springlike, adj. /spring/, v., sprang or, often, sprung; sprung; springing; n., adj. v.i. 1. to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or… … Universalium
vernal — vernally, adv. /verr nl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to spring: vernal sunshine. 2. appearing or occurring in spring: vernal migratory movements. 3. appropriate to or suggesting spring; springlike: vernal greenery. 4. belonging to or characteristic … Universalium
clamp — An instrument for compression or holding a structure. Cf.:forceps. [M.E., fr. Middle Dutch klampe] Cope c. a c. used in excision of colon and rectum. Crafoord c. a c. used in heart, lung, and … Medical dictionary
spring|like — «SPRIHNG LYK», adjective. of or characteristic of the spring; vernal: »a drowsy springlike sultriness, mild springlike days … Useful english dictionary
spring — I. verb (sprang or sprung; sprung; springing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English springan; akin to Old High German springan to jump and perhaps to Greek sperchesthai to hasten Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
