Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of the points at which an arch begins to rise from its supports.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Liable to arise; contingent: as, springing uses. See
use . - noun The act or process of leaping, arising, issuing, or proceeding; also, growth; increase.
- noun In architecture, the point, from which an arch springs or rises; also, a springer.
- noun The act or process of furnishing with springs; also, springs (as of a vehicle) collectively. See
spring , n., 9.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or process of one who, or that which, springs.
- noun Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a plant.
- noun (Arch.) the horizontal line drawn through the junction of the vertical face of the impost with the curve of the intrados; -- called also
spring of an arch .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
spring . - noun uncountable The action of the verb to
spring . - noun uncountable A set of springs in a vehicle, etc.
- noun countable, archaic A
spring of anarch . - adjective That springs or spring.
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Examples
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She resembles a fresh fountain springing from the heart of life.
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The Indiana Court of Appeals has called pensions "mere gratuities springing from the appreciation and graciousness of the state."
Pension Benefits For Current Employees Could Face Legal Challenges The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Calling it “Symphony for Eleanor,” the nearly ten-minute work bears little resemblance to the original other than springing from the structure of the original melody and using the original lyrics.
Midweek Music Moment: Vehicle, The Ides of March « A Progressive on the Prairie 2010
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The Indiana Court of Appeals has called pensions "mere gratuities springing from the appreciation and graciousness of the state."
Pension Benefits For Current Employees Could Face Legal Challenges The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Calling it “Symphony for Eleanor,” the nearly ten-minute work bears little resemblance to the original other than springing from the structure of the original melody and using the original lyrics.
A Progressive on the Prairie » Midweek Music Moment: Vehicle, The Ides of March » Print 2010
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The first five issues of this series are stories springing from the five different levels in the Xbox 360 and Playstation3 video game coming out in early 2007.
Image Comics for December 2006 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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He left the chair, just as he sat in it, squarely, springing from the sitting posture like a wild animal, a tiger, and like a tiger covered the intervening space.
Chapter 12 2010
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If you think of the psychologist Maslow's hierarchy of needs, it's almost like Michael figured out sexuality and has moved to the higher needs, the more difficult, more spiritual and symbolic needs, those small awakenings that are not so much lustful but springing from a deeper source.
Michael Cunningham and a new generation of writers transcend 'gay literature' Dan Zak 2010
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I believe the answer to this question is to be found springing from the society we are a part of:
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When I teach the patent law material in my Introductory Intellectual Property class, we discuss the (very fundamental) principle that “naturally-occurring” things are not patentable subject matter — that patents only cover creations springing from the human mind.
treeseed commented on the word springing
Springing: (Adj.)A term commonly associated with female cattle showing signs of advanced pregnancy, meaning they are close to giving birth. See heifer
February 4, 2008