n.
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a source of supply especially : a source of water issuing from the ground b : an ultimate source especially of action or motion
2 : SPRING TIDE
3 : a time or season of growth or development specifically : the season between winter and summer comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of March, April, and May or as reckoned astronomically extending from the March equinox to the June solstice
4 : an elastic body or device that recovers its original shape when released after being distorted
5 a : the act or an instance of leaping up or forward : BOUND b (1) : capacity for springing : RESILIENCE (2) : ENERGY , BOUNCE
6 : the point or plane at which an arch or vault curve springs from its impost
– spring · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective