Hypernyms for "spring"
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bedspring
bounce
bound
bound off
burst
caper
capriole
carom
coil spring
curvet
Fountain of Youth
galumph
geyser
hop
hop-skip
hot spring
kick
kick back
leaf spring
leapfrog
mainspring
overleap
pounce
pronk
rebound
recoil
regenerate
resile
reverberate
ricochet
saltate
ski jump
skip
spiral spring
spring
take a hop
thermal spring
vault
volute spring
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.