Definition of spur

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Spur (n.) That which goads to action; an incitement.

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Spur :: Spur (n.) A sparrow.
Pricker :: Pricker (n.) One who spurs forward; a light horseman.
Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or corolla.
Spurn :: Spurning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spur.
Sput :: Spur-winged (a.) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
Spurt :: Sourt (n.) Fig.: A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy..
Extemporaneous :: Extemporaneous (a.) Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production..
Hooke''s Gearing :: Hooke's gearing () Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle..
Wartwort :: Wartwort (n.) A name given to several plants because they were thought to be a cure for warts, as a kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia), and the nipplewort (Lampsana communis)..
Spurred :: Spur (n.) A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam can not be placed.
Spurious :: Spurging (n.) A purging.
Lauriol :: Lauriol (n.) Spurge laurel.
Nasturtium :: Nasturtium (n.) Any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropaeolum majus), the canary-bird flower (T. peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads..
Follicle :: Follicle (n.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed..
Extempore :: Extempore (adv.) Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to write or speak extempore..
Spar :: Spar (v. i.) To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do..
Spur :: Spur (n.) Any stiff, sharp spine, as on the wings and legs of certain burds, on the legs of insects, etc.; especially, the spine on a cock's leg..
Spurling :: Spurless (a.) Having no spurs.
Francolin :: Francolin (n.) A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F. vulgaris) was formerly common in southern Europe, but is now nearly restricted to Asia..
Spurling-line :: Spurling (n.) A tern.
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