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n. a point at which water issues forth

n. a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"

spring, springtime

n. the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"

give, spring, springiness

n. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring

n. a natural flow of ground water

leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce

n. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

SPRING

n. CAD/CAM software company

spring

v. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

spring

v. develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"

form, take form, take shape, spring

v. develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"

bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet

v. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

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spring, springtime

adj. "spring rains"; "springtime activities"

adaptability

n. the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances

flexibility, flexibleness

n. the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

beginning, origin, root, rootage, source

n. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

bounce, bouncing

n. rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

arise, come up

v. result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

start, start up, embark on, commence

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

undertake, set about, attempt

v. enter upon an activity or enterprise

backfire, backlash, recoil

v. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

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