Verb (used without object) : to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring. ,A trap springs. The door sprang open and in he walked. ,Blood sprang from the wound. ,Industries sprang up in the suburbs. ,to spring from ancient aristocracy. ,An objection sprang to mind. ,The board sprang from the fence during the storm. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to spring a lock. ,Moisture sprang the board from the fence. ,The ship sprang its keel on a rock. ,The boat sprang a leak. ,This clip has been sprung. ,to spring a joke. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : There is a spring in his walk. ,This board has spring in it. ,mineral springs. ,a spring of inspiration. ,the spring of life. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : spring flowers. From Dictionary.com.
I've fallen for LL Oud, too, although it doesn't seem all that "springlike" to me. From Wordnik.com. [Top 10 of Spring and a Prize Draw] Reference
Lio2006Liz offers us this sign of springlike life. From Wordnik.com. [Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites] Reference
By the way, I love the new colours, very springlike. From Wordnik.com. [Wisdom's Blessing] Reference
It felt very springlike today, and I missed my bike. From Wordnik.com. [Spectator Sports] Reference
The sunshine was the same, the atmosphere springlike. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret at the Crossroads]
Finally, Jamie's body relaxed its springlike tension. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
COLLINS: Deadly springlike storms plow into the south. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 6, 2008] Reference
It was a particularly sunny, deceptively springlike day. From Wordnik.com. [Unforgiven]
The day has been pleasant and springlike -- rather warm. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of Samuel A. Agnew : September 27, 1863-June 30, 1864,] Reference
There isn't much of spring that's springlike in this town. From Wordnik.com. [In Ottawa the Spring Is Three Weeks Long] Reference
First - will spring decide to become springlike anytime soon?. From Wordnik.com. [Aussiejourno’s Weekly Blog Awards] Reference
Pale green paint, refreshing and springlike, coated the walls. From Wordnik.com. [A Suitable Vengeance]
The effect is springlike and joyous on the bleakest winter day. From Wordnik.com. [The House in Good Taste] Reference
Hottest months hit the nineties, but mostly springlike weather. From Wordnik.com. [Pedestrian Friendly?] Reference
Tiny Loricifera has two legs, a hairy mouth and a springlike body. From Wordnik.com. [Traveling Sharks] Reference
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Everybody's dressing so springlike these days. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By George Stephanopoulos] Reference
Why did whiting, too, all of a sudden take on a springlike quality?. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Pickpocket]
Sunday March 16th Today the weather was bright, crisp and springlike. From Wordnik.com. [Cal]
The normally snowy January was springlike, without a flake to be seen. From Wordnik.com. [Lloyd Alter | Inhabitat] Reference
The weather is very springlike, and we have wind "emeliktuk," as little. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman who went to Alaska] Reference
Then the warm, springlike breeze of the glade caught it and swept it apart. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons of Winter Night]
I've been missing this all winter -- it's been way too warm and springlike. From Wordnik.com. [let it snow, let it snow, let it snow some more!] Reference
We've been having so much springlike weather lately that it's hard to accept. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
It might be springlike outside, but it was hardly the time of year for muslin. From Wordnik.com. [The Obedient Bride]
Sunny warm and springlike, albeit with the usual CPE-induced traffic jams today. From Wordnik.com. [lazyitis] Reference
And there was a distinct, fresh, springlike aroma, as if a better day was coming. From Wordnik.com. [Tell Us Your Voting Stories, Part Two] Reference
I thought today was supposed to be springlike and it's been cold and windy - urgg!. From Wordnik.com. [My World Today] Reference
Outside were high soft white clouds and a bright green-blue sky, almost springlike. From Wordnik.com. [Timegod's World]
In Los Angeles, the weather is very springlike, with temperatures in the 70s daily. From Wordnik.com. [More Non-News — Climb to the Stars] Reference
All they knew was that the air around the Whitestone was always springlike and warm. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons of Winter Night]
The early work usually represented springlike leaves, clinging, half-developed, and buds. From Wordnik.com. [Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance] Reference
By Tuesday, what eventually becomes a springlike high pressure system begins taking hold. From Wordnik.com. [Forecast: Warmer still, but also breezy] Reference
Though it is technically springtime there is nothing springlike about the conditions there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 23, 2008] Reference
Kitchen smells, particularly leeks, mingled here and there with the already springlike air. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Pickpocket]
The weather has brightened considerably and it's almost springlike here, so that helps a lot!. From Wordnik.com. [Winter Blues] Reference
I'm certainly in the mood for something springlike - aren't you glad the sun's finally come out?. From Wordnik.com. [I heart artichokes + a favorite way to prepare them] Reference
Thank the chili gods New York City was having an unusually springlike sixty-degree winter evening. From Wordnik.com. [Recession Chili (and the Curious Case of the Ridiculously Packed Chili Takedown)] Reference
March was in a deceptive, springlike mood, smiling and sunny by day, with the merest touch of snappiness by night. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore] Reference
Miss Brown sat in her accustomed place by the window, where the sun was pouring in in a springlike way, though it was only February. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Big Front Door] Reference
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