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spring
Noun
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A spring is a twisted metal thing that can stretch and push.
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Spring is the part of the year before summer; the part of the year when it is getting warmer.
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A spring is a place where water comes up out of the ground.
spring
Verb
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If something springs, it jumps quickly and far.
winding
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adjective
(= tortuous, twisty)
marked by repeated turns and bends
a tortuous road up the mountain
winding roads are full of surprises
had to steer the car down a twisty track
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adjective
(= meandering, rambling, wandering)
of a path e.g
meandering streams
rambling forest paths
the river followed its wandering course
a winding country road
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noun
(= wind, twist)
the act of winding or twisting
he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind