"Spring" meaning in English

See Spring in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /spɹɪŋ/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Spring (countable and uncountable)
  1. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Spring-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Texas, USA, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Spring-en-name-XazCzU5O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 84 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 76 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 79 10
  3. Alternative form of spring, the season of warmth and new vegetation following winter. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: spring (extra: the season of warmth and new vegetation following winter) Derived forms: Houghton-le-Spring
    Sense id: en-Spring-en-name-uzUwDGpB

Inflected forms

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