spring

GCSE vocabulary

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

Similiar / Same: springtime

Categories: season, time of year

spring

How to sign: move forward by leaps and bounds
"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?";

See also: leap out, jump out, stand out, hop on, mount up, jump on, climb on, bestride, stick out, get on, jump, mount

Similiar / Same: jump, leap, bound

Categories: move

Within this category: bounce, bounce, burst, caper, capriole, curvet, galumph, hop, hop, leapfrog, pronk, saltate, ski jump, vault, vault

spring

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

Categories: elastic device

Within this category: bedspring, coil spring, leaf spring, mainspring, spiral spring