springer

Cow near calving

A springer is one who springs—literally or figuratively.

Most commonly it refers to a springer spaniel, a breed of hunting dog known for flushing game birds from cover by springing at them.

In architecture, a springer is the stone where an arch begins to curve upward from its support.

The springers on either side of the doorway showed signs of age.

dog

spaniel

Floppy-eared gun dog

  • breedCultivated variety of animal
  • puppyJuvenile canine
  • gundogTrained hunting retriever

retriever · hunting · pedigree · kennel · liver · white · field · show · cocker · Welsh

hunting

flush

Same suit, five cards

gundog · pointer · setter · retriever · field · cover · upland · birding · quarry · beating

architecture

impost

Tax on traded goods

  • archCurved spanning structure
  • keystoneArch's central locking stone
  • capitalWealth used for investment

column · vault · supporting · structural · masonry · Romanesque · buttress · pier · spandrel · corbel

cattle

heifer

Childless female cattle

  • cowFemale bovine
  • calfJuvenile cow or leg part
  • bovineOf the cattle family

calving · dairy · livestock · breeding · parturition · freshening · lactation · herd · ranching · yearling

publishing

academic

Relating to education or theory

research · monograph · peer-reviewed · Heidelberg · STEM · publication · imprint · scholarly · proceedings · citation

Categories
Opposites
arch architecture position

springerkeystone

Arch's central locking stone

crown · capstone

hunting dog function

springerpointer

Reference to memory location

setter · retriever · hound · terrier

television content quality

springerOprah Winfrey

PBS · highbrow · intellectual · dignified · substantive

Phrases
Family

spring, springy, springs, springtime, springing, springboard, springbok, springer spaniel, springers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G