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Definition: SPRINGER |
SPRINGERNoun1. A species of antelope; the sprinkbok. 2. A variety of the field spaniel. See Spaniel. 3. The grampus. 4. The rib of a groined vault, as being the solid abutment for each section of vaulting. 5. The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer. 6. The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring. 7. A young plant. 8. One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game. |
Date "SPRINGER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1812. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Food & Agriculture | A supple pole for wedging between the frame and the loading chains of a pole wagon so as to take up the chain slack. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | A brick shape having an inclined face from which an arch may be sprung. Source: European Union. (references) |
Metallurgy | Member supporting the arch. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The top course of a wall or abutment from which an arch is sprung. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Occupations | Installs webbing and springs in furniture frames preparatory to upholstering: Tacks or staples ends of webbing strips to side of frame, using tack hammer or staple gun. Stretches webbing across frame with $T3webbing stretcher$T1 and tacks ends to opposite side of frame. Tacks strips to back of frame and weaves them through crosspieces to cover opening. Cuts webbing overlap with hand shears. Positions coil springs on webbing and fastens spring to webbing with needle and twine or with metal clips, using $T3clinching tool.$T1 Tacks twine to edges of frame opening and laces and ties twine to springs to stabilize and secure them in place. Cuts burlap or canvas to cover springs, places cover on springs, and tacks to edges of frame. May install zigzag or no-sag springs in backs of sofa and chair frames, using metal clips and hammer. May tack metal support strap on frame, using hammer. May fasten border wire to springs, using metal clips or by twisting crimp wire around border wire and top of spring. May cover frame opening by attaching web-fabric panels to frame with small springs. May sew heavy paper over border wire, using needle and stitching twine to soften edge. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Springer is a town located in Carter County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 577.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Springer, New Mexico."
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Movie/TV Titles | Ich - Axel Cäsar Springer (1970) Der Springer von Pontresina (1934) Late Night with Jerry Springer (2000) Jerry Springer UK (1999) The Jerry Springer Show (1991) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Gualtherus Van Doeveren : Medicinae Doctor / Steend. van L. Springer. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Elizabeth Springer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / B.C. Hopkins(?). Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The start of flood irrigation on the hay fields in the valley of the Little Colorado River Valley. After these fields are so irrigated the cattle are driven to the mountains for summer pasturage while the hay grows and matures. Apache County near Springer. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Barto, Berks county, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Springer, Mrs. Evan's grandmother, in the living room on the farm of Thomas G. Evans, a FSA (Farm Security Administration) client. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Country home of John W. Springer, located in the center of a 12,000 acre ranch. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "SPRINGER" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 91.67% of the time. "SPRINGER" is used about 84 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 91.67% | 77 | 37,929 |
| Noun (proper) | 8.33% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 84 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "SPRINGER" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Springer | Last name | 11,000 | 1,070 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Brazil | Springer S.A. | Germany | Axel Springer Verlag AG |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "SPRINGER": english springer ♦ english springer spaniel ♦ springer spaniel ♦ Welsh springer spaniel. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "SPRINGER": Springer-verlag. | |
Ending with "SPRINGER": Cross-springer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "SPRINGER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | zog pule (broiler, chick, chicken), kërcues. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نافذة مشبك, عارضة خشبية (batten, baulk, girder, timber). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | дребна южноафриканска газела (springbok), дребна порода ловджийско куче. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | skokan (hopper, jumper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | stok til stramning af kæder (dancer, twister), vederlag (abutment, impost, pay, remuneration, skewback). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | schoudersteen (skewback), schoorbalk (dancer, twister), draagbalk (bearer, capsill, dancer, girder, transom, transome, truss, twister), aanzetsteen (skewback). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | valvin tukimuuri (skewback). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | sommier (spring bed), retombée de voûte, naissance de voûte (sping), imposte, coussin, assise de sommiers de voûte. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Widerlager (abutment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μάσκα θόλου (skewback), πηδών (caperer, saltant, skipper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | קפצן (jumper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | ugró (jumper, leaping, saltatory, skipper, skipping, vaulter, vaulting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | palo a stringere (dancer, twister), imposta della volta (skewback). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | clisteyder (bouncer, bounder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ingerspray saltador (caperer, hopper, jumper, outlaw, saltatory, skipper), saimel (skewback), variedade de golfinho, raspalde (skewback), professor de ginástica, mancal de apoio, imposta (impost, skewback), cão que levanta a caça (starter), arrocho (predicament, squeeze). (various references) sãritor (hurdler, jumper, leaping), piatrã de sprijin, cal dresat, câine de vânãtoare (beagle, harrier). (various references) цыпленок (chick, chicken, chickling, chuck, peeper, poult), прыгун (caperer, hopper, jumper, springbok, springbuck). (various references) skakač (jumper), riba skakavica (skipjack), ptičar (birdman), lučni oslonac, krava koja treba da se oteli, ispaljivač. (various references) saltador (diver, jumper, pogo stick, saltatory, skipper, skipping rope), salmer de bóveda (skewback), garrote (bludgeon, club, garotte, garrote, garrotte, truncheon), estribo de bóveda (skewback). (various references) stock för kedjesträckning (dancer, twister), vederlag (satisfaction). (various references) spanyel türünden bir av köpeği (springer spaniel), kemer desteği, kemer ayağı (abutment). (various references) стрибун (bouncer, hopper, jumper), мінометник, мисливець (huntsman, sportsman, tracker, trapper). (various references) hòn đá chân vòm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SPRINGER": springers. (additional references) | |
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"SPRINGER" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ospringe, Sprengel, Sprenger, sprengeri, springers. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "SPRINGER" (pronounced spri"nger) |
| 4 | -r i" ng er | ringer, Stringer, wringer. |
| 3 | -i" ng er | binger, Clinger, dinger, singer, Slinger, stinger, swinger, winger, zinger. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: respring. | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-i-n-p-r-r-s" | |
-1 letter: gripers, pingers, ringers, springe. | |
-2 letters: erring, genips, griper, gripes, pinger, priers, reigns, renigs, repins, rerigs, resign, ringer, rinser, ripens, sering, signer, singer, sniper, sprier, spring. | |
-3 letters: genip, girns, grins, gripe, grips, peins, penis, peris, piers, pines, pings, pirns, prier, pries, prigs, prise, reign, reins, renig, repin, rerig, resin, rings, rinse, ripen, riper, ripes. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-i-n-p-r-r-s" | |
+1 letter: peregrins, reprising, respiring, resprings, springers, springier. | |
+2 letters: peregrines, perspiring, porringers, prescoring, preserving, presorting, pressuring, prospering, rephrasing, repressing, repursuing, respraying, scarpering. | |
+3 letters: innerspring, persevering, precreasing, prehearings, prescribing, prewritings, progenitors, progressing, progression, reinspiring, respreading, respringing, resprouting, springwater, supersinger, superstring. | |
+4 letters: derepressing, enterprising, fingerprints, governorship, impregnators, misreporting, overpraising, peregrinates, precensoring, premeasuring, prescreening, preshrinking, pressurising, pressurizing, prestressing, progressions, reappraising, reexpressing, renographies, replastering, representing, reprocessing, repurchasing, springwaters, superorganic, supersingers, superstrings. | |
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