leap leaping spring saltation bound bounce | a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards |
spring break | a week or more of recess during the spring term at school |
carrier | (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele, the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring |
leopard frog spring frog Rana pipiens | common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots |
green frog spring frog Rana clamitans | similar to bullfrog, found in or near marshes and ponds, of United States and Canada |
spring peeper Hyla crucifer | a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring |
spring chicken | a young chicken having tender meat |
carrier pigeon | a homing pigeon used to carry messages |
spring cankerworm | variably colored looper, larva of Paleacrita vernata |
aircraft carrier carrier flattop attack aircraft carrier | a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
air cushion air spring | a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion |
armored personnel carrier armoured personnel carrier APC | (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry |
box spring | a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth |
car carrier | a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies |
carrier | a rack attached to a vehicle, for carrying luggage or skis or the like |
carrier | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something, refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business |
coil spring volute spring | a spring in the shape of a coil |
leaf spring | long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together |
luggage carrier | carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage |
personnel carrier | a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment |
sack poke paper bag carrier bag | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
set gun spring gun | a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off |
spiral spring | a spring that is wound like a spiral |
spring | a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed, the spring was broken |
spring balance spring scale | a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring |
spring mattress | a mattress containing springs in a rigid frame |
troop carrier troop transport | any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops |
weapons carrier | military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews |
give spring springiness | the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length |
green onion spring onion scallion | a young onion before the bulb has enlarged, eaten in salads |
egg roll spring roll | minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried |
spring water | water from a spring |
carrier common carrier | a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages |
spring | a point at which water issues forth |
hot spring thermal spring | a natural spring of water at a temperature ofF or above |
spring fountain outflow outpouring natural spring | a natural flow of ground water |
ball carrier runner | (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play |
carrier immune carrier | (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others |
carrier newsboy | a boy who delivers newspapers |
carrier bearer toter | someone whose employment involves carrying something, the bonds were transmitted by carrier |
hod carrier hodman | a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers |
mailman postman mail carrier letter carrier carrier | a man who delivers the mail |
supernumerary spear carrier extra | a minor actor in crowd scenes |
young person youth younker spring chicken | a young person (especially a young man or boy) |
carrier wave carrier | a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal |
Carolina spring beauty Claytonia caroliniana | similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers, eastern North America |
spring beauty Clatonia lanceolata | small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm |
Virginia spring beauty Claytonia virginica | small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers, eastern North America |
spring cress Cardamine bulbosa | small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern North America |
winter heath spring heath Erica carnea | dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped red flowers |