springing (verb)
61Prosumer — is a portmanteau formed by contracting either the word professional or less often, producer with the word consumer. For example, a prosumer grade digital camera is a cross between consumer grade and professional grade. But the professional… …
62Charge (heraldry) — For a more comprehensive list, see List of heraldic charges. Shield Field Supporter Supporter Motto (Scotland) …
63Glossary of architecture — This page is a glossary of architecture. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …
64Glory — • In the English version of the Bible the word Glory, one of the commonest in the Scripture, is used to translate several Hebrew terms in the Old Testament, and the Greek doxa in the New Testament. Sometimes the Catholic versions employ… …
65crouch — 1. verb /kraʊʧ/ a) To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear. We crouched behind the low wall until the squad of soldiers had passed by. b) To bend servilely; t …
66sproing — 1. interjection The sound of a sudden springing or leaping. 2. verb To spring or leap with such a sound …
67Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… …
68Spring — This interesting surname, widely recorded in England and Germany, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical name deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century spring, spryng , a spring or well. In Middle English the word spring also meant …
69recoil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Springing back Nouns recoil, reaction, retroaction, revulsion, rebound, ricochet, bounce, boomerang, kick, backlash, repercussion, reflex, return, repulse, repulsion, reverberation, echo; reactionary,… …
70skip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. caper, spring, leap, hop, trip, frisk, gambol, frolic; omit, pass over, stay away; ricochet; slang, decamp, play truant. See neglect, absence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jump, caper, gambol, leap, bound …
