flowering crab |
any of several varieties of crab apple that flower profusely in the spring. |
fount |
a source of water, such as a spring; fountain. [1/2 definitions] |
fountain |
a spring or head of a stream. [1/5 definitions] |
fountainhead |
a spring in which a stream has its origin. [1/2 definitions] |
Fountain of Youth |
a mythical spring believed to give youth and health to anyone who drinks from it. |
Gemini |
a spring zodiacal constellation located between Taurus and Cancer and containing two bright stars, Castor and Pollux; Twins. [1/3 definitions] |
geyser |
a spring that erupts periodically, spewing up a stream of hot water, steam, or mud. |
hairspring |
a fine, coiled spring that regulates the motion of the balance wheel of a timepiece. |
Hollywood bed |
a bed consisting of a mattress and box spring that rests on a metal frame or low legs, and often having a headboard. |
hot spring |
a natural, usu. mineral spring having water warmer than body temperature. |
June bug |
any of several large brown or iridescent green beetles of the eastern United States which appear in late spring and early summer. |
khamsin |
a hot south wind from the Sahara that blows in Egypt in the spring, sometimes bringing sand with it. |
leaf spring |
a long narrow spring made up of several strips or layers of metal, used in automobile suspensions and the like. |
leap |
to spring into the air, moving straight up or to another position. [2/6 definitions] |
Leo |
a spring zodiacal constellation located between Cancer and Virgo and containing the bright star Regulus; Lion. [1/3 definitions] |
mainspring |
the principal spring in a mechanism such as a timepiece, that provides motive force by uncoiling. [1/2 definitions] |
Maypole |
a high pole wreathed with flowers and ribbons around which merrymakers dance to celebrate May Day or another of the holidays of spring or summer. |
mezereum |
a low flowering shrub, native to Europe and Asia, that bears fragrant pinkish purple flowers early in spring. [1/2 definitions] |
Monoceros |
a spring constellation in the northern sky, located near Canis Minor and Canis Major. |
oasis |
an area of vegetation in the midst of a desert, fed by a spring or well. [1/2 definitions] |
oxlip |
a primrose bearing clusters of pale yellow flowers in early spring. |