| box spring |
a cloth-covered bedspring having rows of individual but connected helical springs inside a boxlike frame. |
| farewell-to-spring |
a flowering plant of the western United States that bears bright blooms of pink, white, or purple. |
| hot spring |
a natural, usu. mineral spring having water warmer than body temperature. |
| leaf spring |
a long narrow spring made up of several strips or layers of metal, used in automobile suspensions and the like. |
| spring chicken |
a young chicken suitable for broiling or frying. |
| spring fever |
the feelings of listlessness or restlessness that may affect people at the beginning of spring. |
| spring lock |
a lock in which a spring automatically shoots the bolt. |
| spring tide |
the tides that occur soon after the new or full moon and have the greatest rise and fall. (Cf. neap.) [2 definitions] |
| thermal spring |
a spring with water that is of a higher temperature than the mean annual temperature of the spring's locale. |