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Collocations for spring - noun

1. season

ADJECTIVE

last, this past (esp. AmE)
the following, next, this, this coming
early, late
wet

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spring + NOUN

weather
sun, sunlight, sunshine
frost, rain, shower, wind
tide
The highest spring tides of the the year occur after the equinoxes in March and September.
equinox
day, morning
a perfect spring day
semester (esp. AmE), term (esp. BrE)
The students spend the whole spring term on teaching practice.
season
break (esp. AmE)
high-school kids on spring break
bloom, bulb, flower
to plant spring bulbs
clean (BrE), cleaning (usually spring-cleaning)
They decided to give the attic a spring clean.
I want to do some spring-cleaning.
training (sports, esp. AmE)
conference (esp. BrE)
the party's spring conference
collection, exhibition, issue
the spring issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology

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2. coiled metal or wire

ADJECTIVE

coiled
box (AmE)
a box-spring mattress

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VERB + spring

break
The children broke some springs jumping on the bed.

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spring + VERB

break, go
Most of the springs have gone in the sofa.

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3. where water comes up

ADJECTIVE

hot, thermal
bubbling
mineral, natural
mountain, underground

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spring + VERB

bubble
A thermal spring bubbled up out of the rocks.

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spring + NOUN

water
deliciously cool spring water

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Collocations for spring - verb

ADVERB

suddenly
apart, away, back, forth (esp. AmE), forward, out, up
He sprang back in alarm.

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VERB + spring

be ready to, be waiting to
The lion crouched, ready to spring.

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PREPOSITION

at
Lisa sprang at him and kissed him on both cheeks.
into, off, onto, out of, upon
He sprang out of the car.

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PHRASES

spring open
The drawer sprang open.
spring to attention
The sentry sprang to attention.
spring to your feet
She sprang to her feet and ran to answer the doorbell.

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Spring is used with these nouns as the subject:
cat, hope, tear, tiger

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Spring is used with these nouns as the object:
ambush, leak, surprise, trap

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