springs
Mattress's hidden bouncers
Springs connects to the idea of sudden movement or emergence.
Metal springs store and release energy, bouncing back when compressed.
Water springs emerge from underground, giving us spring water and hot springs.
The season spring marks when life emerges after winter.
To spring is to leap or move suddenly: The cat sprang from the couch.
To spring something on someone is to surprise them: She sprang the news at dinner.
To spring for something is to pay for it, usually generously: I'll spring for lunch.
Propel oneself airborne
- bounceSpring back after impact
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- hopSmall, quick jump
- boundSecured or destined
pounce · launch · propel · catapult · soar · lunge · dive · rebound
Relating to spring
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- mayVerb of possibility
- marchRhythmic group walk
thaw · budding · growth · greenery · tulips · daffodils · pollen · allergy
Curve winding around center
- tensionStretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- torsionRotational strain force
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
slinky · metal · winding · suspension · shock · absorber · coilover · recoil
jump
Propel oneself airborne
bound · pounce · launch · propel · catapult · soar · lunge · dive · rebound · hurdle
vernal
Relating to spring
march · thaw · budding · growth · greenery · tulips · daffodils · pollen · allergy · nesting
spiral
Curve winding around center
- tensionStretched or strained state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- torsionRotational strain force
helix · slinky · metal · winding · suspension · shock · absorber · coilover · recoil · springiness
wellspring
Primary source of something
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- artesianGroundwater under natural pressure
- geyserErupting thermal vent
mineral · thermal · headwater · groundwater · upwelling · seepage · source · fountainhead · watershed · hydrology
arise
Come into being
originate · burst · sprout · erupt · gush · well · spurt · issue · flow · stem
- watersoceans, seas, Red Sea, lakes, Black Sea
- water resourcesfreshwater, aquifers, water supply, water storage, aquifer
- auto partsengine, brakes, tires, wheels, steering wheel
- found materialsfound objects, driftwood, sea glass, bottle caps, shells
- hardwaredoor handle, hinge, lock, latch, screw
- KentuckyLouisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Kentucky Derby, bourbon
springsdead weight
Inert, burdensome mass
anchors · braces · welded joints · stays · shims
- spring cleaningThorough annual household purge
- spring breakAcademic recess in March
- spring waterGroundwater surfacing naturally
- spring upAppear abruptly
- early springSeason's initial weeks
- spring rollsWrapped fried appetizers
spring, springy, springtime, springing, spring up, springer, springbok, springier, springless