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Spur

Spanish

English

NM

spur

N

NM

spur

N

NF

spur

N

NM

spur

N

NM

spur

N

NM

spur

N

NF

spur

N

NM

spur

N

NF

spur

N

NM

spur

N

V

to spur

V

V

to spur

V

V

to spur

V

arremeter

V

to spur on

V

V

to spur

V

V

to spur violently

V

V

to spur

V

espolear

V

to spur on

V

V

to spur

V

V

to spur on

V

V

to spur on

V

V

to spur

V

V

to spur on

V

V

to spur along

V

NM

prick with a spur

N

NM

small spur

N

NM

blow with a spur

N

NM

corner spur stone

N

ADV

ADV

ADJ

ADJ

ADJ

spurious

ADJ

ADJ

spurious

ADJ

ADJ

spurious

ADJ

ADJ

spurious

ADJ

ADJ

spurious

ADJ

NM

N

NM

spurt

N

NM

spurt

N

NM

spurt

N

NM

spurt

N

NM

N

NM

N

NF

spurge laurel

N

NM

N

NF

spurt

N

NM

N

NM

spurge

N

NF

spurge flax

N

galludo

spurdog

V

to spurt

V

V

to spurt

V

V

to spurn

V

hacer salir a chorros

V

to spurt

V

hacer un esfuerzo extraordinario

V

to spurt

V

V

to spurn

V

V

to spurt

V

V

to spurt

V

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English Definitions

spur

N

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

spur

N

any sharply pointed projection

spur

N

tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers

spur

N

a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

spur

N

a railway line connected to a trunk line

spur

V

incite or stimulate

spur

V

give heart or courage to

spur

V

strike with a spur

spur

V

goad with spurs

spur

V

equip with spurs

spur blight

N

a disease of raspberries

spur gear

N

gear wheels that mesh in the same plane

spur track

N

a railway line connected to a trunk line

spur wheel

N

gear wheels that mesh in the same plane

spur-of-the-moment

in response to an unforeseen need

spurge

N

any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice

spurge family

N

a family of plants of order Geraniales

spurge laurel

N

bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers

spurge nettle

N

a stinging herb of tropical America

spurious

plausible but false

spurious

born out of wedlock

spurious

intended to deceive

spurious correlation

N

a correlation between two variables (e.g., between the number of electric motors in the home and grades at school) that does not result from any direct relation between them (buying electric motors will not raise grades) but from their relation to other variables

spurious wing

N

tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing

spuriously

in a false and spurious manner

spuriousness

N

state of lacking genuineness

spurn

V

reject with contempt

rebuffed (by a lover) without warning

N

a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt

spurred gentian

N

any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers with spurred lobes

N

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

spurt

N

the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

spurt

V

gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

spurt

V

move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

spurting

propelled violently in a usually narrow stream

English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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