Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Wearing spurs.
- adjective Having spurs or a spur.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Wearing spurs: as, a spurred horseman.
- In ornithology:
- Having unusually long claws: as, the spurred towhee.
- Having spurs; calcarate. See
spur , n., 3 . - Spur-heeled.
- Spur-winged.
- In mammal., herpet., and entomology, having spurs of any kind; calearate.
- In botany, producing or provided with a spur; calcarate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Wearing spurs; furnished with a spur or spurs; having shoots like spurs.
- adjective Affected with spur, or ergot.
- adjective (Bot.) a corolla in which there are one or more petals with a spur.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
spur . - adjective Wearing
spurs . - adjective Furnished with a spur or spurs; having
shoots like spurs. - adjective Affected with
spur , orergot .
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Examples
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Tessa and I were given $100 cash to read a script in November 2000, a script so bad that even the title spurred paroxysms of fitful laughter (I'd say which script it was, but this blog has gotten me into enough trouble this week already).
2/9/03 Day 50 of the 2003
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Tessa and I were given $100 cash to read a script in November 2000, a script so bad that even the title spurred paroxysms of fitful laughter (I'd say which script it was, but this blog has gotten me into enough trouble this week already).
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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's (D) surprise announcement Tuesday that he will not seek another term spurred widespread speculation that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will run for the job.
Home/News 2010
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"To the Lord of all the Mountains," she answered, with a smile that was sweet yet very sad; and without another word spurred on her horse.
The Brethren Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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It is true that he spoke of premiers and peers with contempt; that he hesitated to take off his hat in the theatre, to the air of "God save the king;" that he refused to drink the health of Pitt, saying he preferred that of Washington -- a far greater man; that he wrote bitter words against that combination of princes, who desired to put down freedom in France; that he said the titled spurred and the wealthy switched England and Scotland like two hack-horses; and that all the high places of the land, instead of being filled by genius and talent, were occupied, as were the high-places of Israel, with idols of wood or of stone.
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Messrs. Hassan and Saunders will be taking over amid a restructuring process that began in 2006 after a contact-lens solution recall spurred lawsuits.
Lomb Names a New CEO and New Chairman David Benoit 2010
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Messrs. Hassan and Saunders are taking the reins amid a restructuring process that began in 2006 after a contact-lens solution recall spurred lawsuits.
Corporate Watch 2010
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Messrs. Hassan and Saunders are taking the reins amid a restructuring process that began in 2006 after a contact-lens solution recall spurred lawsuits.
Corporate Watch 2010
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Joyce's blown call spurred more intelligent, non-shrill, non-snarky commentary among Americans than Deepwater Horizon, Gaza, or North Korea.
Simon Maxwell Apter: Armando Galarraga, Perfect Games, and Major League History 2010
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Messrs. Hassan and Saunders will be taking over amid a restructuring process that began in 2006 after a contact-lens solution recall spurred lawsuits.
Lomb Names a New CEO and New Chairman David Benoit 2010
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