To move off the ground by a muscular effort of the legs and feet

• vault

  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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• leap

  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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• jump

  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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• hurdle

  1. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
  2. A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
  3. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.

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  1. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
  2. A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
  3. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.

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To bound lightly

• trip

  1. A going from one place to another; a journey.
  2. A stumble or fall.
  3. A maneuver causing someone to stumble or fall.

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  1. A going from one place to another; a journey.
  2. A stumble or fall.
  3. A maneuver causing someone to stumble or fall.

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• skitter

  1. To move rapidly along a surface, usually with frequent light contacts or changes of direction; skip or glide quickly:
  2. To fish by drawing a lure or baited hook over the surface of the water with a skipping movement.
  3. To cause to skitter.

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  1. To move rapidly along a surface, usually with frequent light contacts or changes of direction; skip or glide quickly:
  2. To fish by drawing a lure or baited hook over the surface of the water with a skipping movement.
  3. To cause to skitter.

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• skip

  1. To move by hopping on one foot and then the other.
  2. To leap lightly about.
  3. To bounce over or be deflected from a surface; skim or ricochet:

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  1. To move by hopping on one foot and then the other.
  2. To leap lightly about.
  3. To bounce over or be deflected from a surface; skim or ricochet:

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• hop

  1. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.
  2. To move quickly or be busily active:
  3. To jump on one foot or with both feet at the same time.

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  1. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.
  2. To move quickly or be busily active:
  3. To jump on one foot or with both feet at the same time.

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To move in a lively way

• leap

  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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• jump

  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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• bound

  1. To leap forward or upward; spring.
  2. To progress by forward leaps or springs.
  3. To bounce; rebound.

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  1. To leap forward or upward; spring.
  2. To progress by forward leaps or springs.
  3. To bounce; rebound.

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• bounce

  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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To have as a source

• upspring

  1. To spring up, as from the soil.
  2. To come into being; arise.

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  1. To spring up, as from the soil.
  2. To come into being; arise.

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• stem

  1. The main ascending part of a plant; a stalk or trunk.
  2. A slender stalk supporting or connecting another plant part, such as a leaf or flower.
  3. A banana stalk bearing several bunches of bananas.

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  1. The main ascending part of a plant; a stalk or trunk.
  2. A slender stalk supporting or connecting another plant part, such as a leaf or flower.
  3. A banana stalk bearing several bunches of bananas.

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• rise

  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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• proceed

  1. To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue:
  2. To begin to carry on an action or a process:
  3. To move on in an orderly manner:

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  1. To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue:
  2. To begin to carry on an action or a process:
  3. To move on in an orderly manner:

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• originate

  1. To bring into being; create or start:
  2. To come into being; start:

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  1. To bring into being; create or start:
  2. To come into being; start:

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• issue

  1. A point or matter of discussion, debate, or dispute:
  2. A matter of public concern:
  3. A misgiving, objection, or complaint:

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  1. A point or matter of discussion, debate, or dispute:
  2. A matter of public concern:
  3. A misgiving, objection, or complaint:

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• flow

  1. To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.
  2. To issue in a stream; pour forth:
  3. To circulate, as the blood in the body.

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  1. To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.
  2. To issue in a stream; pour forth:
  3. To circulate, as the blood in the body.

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• emanate

  1. To come or send forth, as from a source:

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  1. To come or send forth, as from a source:

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• derive

  1. To obtain or receive from a source:
  2. To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.
  3. To trace the origin or development of (a word).

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  1. To obtain or receive from a source:
  2. To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.
  3. To trace the origin or development of (a word).

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• come

  1. in the second person, with relation to the speaker
  2. in the first person, with relation to the person addressed
  3. in the third person, with relation to the person or thing approached

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  1. in the second person, with relation to the speaker
  2. in the first person, with relation to the person addressed
  3. in the third person, with relation to the person or thing approached

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• arise

  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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To have hereditary derivation

• issue

  1. A point or matter of discussion, debate, or dispute:
  2. A matter of public concern:
  3. A misgiving, objection, or complaint:

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  1. A point or matter of discussion, debate, or dispute:
  2. A matter of public concern:
  3. A misgiving, objection, or complaint:

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• descend

  1. To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down.
  2. To slope, extend, or incline downward:
  3. To be related by genetic descent from an individual or individuals in a previous generation:

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  1. To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down.
  2. To slope, extend, or incline downward:
  3. To be related by genetic descent from an individual or individuals in a previous generation:

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• derive

  1. To obtain or receive from a source:
  2. To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.
  3. To trace the origin or development of (a word).

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  1. To obtain or receive from a source:
  2. To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.
  3. To trace the origin or development of (a word).

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To set at liberty

• release

  1. To set free from confinement or bondage:
  2. To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go:
  3. To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement:

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  1. To set free from confinement or bondage:
  2. To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go:
  3. To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement:

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• manumit

  1. To free from slavery or bondage; emancipate.

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  1. To free from slavery or bondage; emancipate.

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• loose

  1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
  2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid:
  3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:

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  1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
  2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid:
  3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:

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• liberate

  1. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
  2. To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
  3. To obtain by illegal or stealthy action:

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  1. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
  2. To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
  3. To obtain by illegal or stealthy action:

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• free

  1. Not imprisoned or confined:
  2. Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:
  3. Not controlled by another country or political power; independent:

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  1. Not imprisoned or confined:
  2. Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:
  3. Not controlled by another country or political power; independent:

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• emancipate

  1. To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate.
  2. To release (a child) from the control of parents or a guardian.

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  1. To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate.
  2. To release (a child) from the control of parents or a guardian.

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• discharge

  1. To release, as from confinement, care, or duty:
  2. To let go; empty out:
  3. To pour forth; emit:

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  1. To release, as from confinement, care, or duty:
  2. To let go; empty out:
  3. To pour forth; emit:

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The quality or state of being flexible

• flexure

  1. A curve, turn, or fold, such as a bend in a tubular organ:
  2. The act or an instance of bending or flexing; flexion.

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  1. A curve, turn, or fold, such as a bend in a tubular organ:
  2. The act or an instance of bending or flexing; flexion.

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• suppleness

  1. The quality of being supple; litheness.

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  1. The quality of being supple; litheness.

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• springiness

  1. The property of being springy.

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  1. The property of being springy.

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• resiliency

  1. Resilience.

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  1. Resilience.

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• resilience

  1. The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy.
  2. The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed; elasticity.

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  1. The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy.
  2. The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed; elasticity.

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• pliantness

  1. The state or quality of being pliant.

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  1. The state or quality of being pliant.

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• pliancy

  1. The quality of being pliant.

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  1. The quality of being pliant.

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• pliableness

  1. The state of being pliable; pliability.

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  1. The state of being pliable; pliability.

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• pliability

  1. The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; pliableness.

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  1. The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; pliableness.

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• plasticity

  1. The ability to change and adapt, especially the ability of the central nervous system to acquire alternative pathways for sensory perception or motor skills.

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  1. The ability to change and adapt, especially the ability of the central nervous system to acquire alternative pathways for sensory perception or motor skills.

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• malleableness

  1. The quality of being malleable.

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  1. The quality of being malleable.

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• malleability

  1. The quality or state of being malleable.
  2. The property by virtue of which a material can be extended in all directions without rupture by the application of load; a material's ability to be bent, formed, or shaped without cracking or breaking.
  3. (cryptography) a property of a cryptographic algorithms in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext

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  1. The quality or state of being malleable.
  2. The property by virtue of which a material can be extended in all directions without rupture by the application of load; a material's ability to be bent, formed, or shaped without cracking or breaking.
  3. (cryptography) a property of a cryptographic algorithms in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext

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• give

  1. To make a present of:
  2. To place in the hands of; pass:
  3. To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay:

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  1. To make a present of:
  2. To place in the hands of; pass:
  3. To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay:

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• flexibleness

  1. The state or quality of being flexible.

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  1. The state or quality of being flexible.

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• flexibility

  1. The quality of being flexible; suppleness; pliability.
  2. The quality of having options. "I have some flexibility."

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  1. The quality of being flexible; suppleness; pliability.
  2. The quality of having options. "I have some flexibility."

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• elasticity

  1. The condition or property of being elastic; flexibility.
  2. The property of returning to an initial form or state following deformation.
  3. The degree to which this property is exhibited.

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  1. The condition or property of being elastic; flexibility.
  2. The property of returning to an initial form or state following deformation.
  3. The degree to which this property is exhibited.

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• ductility

  1. (physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

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  1. (physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

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• bounce

  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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The act of jumping

• vault

  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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• leap

  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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• jump

  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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A light bounding movement

• skip

  1. To move by hopping on one foot and then the other.
  2. To leap lightly about.
  3. To bounce over or be deflected from a surface; skim or ricochet:

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  1. To move by hopping on one foot and then the other.
  2. To leap lightly about.
  3. To bounce over or be deflected from a surface; skim or ricochet:

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• hop

  1. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.
  2. To move quickly or be busily active:
  3. To jump on one foot or with both feet at the same time.

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  1. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.
  2. To move quickly or be busily active:
  3. To jump on one foot or with both feet at the same time.

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A sudden lively movement

• leap

  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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• jump

  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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• bound

  1. To leap forward or upward; spring.
  2. To progress by forward leaps or springs.
  3. To bounce; rebound.

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  1. To leap forward or upward; spring.
  2. To progress by forward leaps or springs.
  3. To bounce; rebound.

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• bounce

  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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A point of origination

• well

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• source

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• rootstock

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• root

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• provenience

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• provenance

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• parent

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• origin

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• mother

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• fountainhead

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• fountain

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• fount

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• derivation

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• beginning

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A basis for an action or a decision

• reason

  1. The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction:
  2. A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction:
  3. A fact or cause that explains why something exists or has occurred:

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  1. The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction:
  2. A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction:
  3. A fact or cause that explains why something exists or has occurred:

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• motive

  1. An emotion, desire, physiological need, or similar impulse that acts as an incitement to action.
  2. A motif in art, literature, or music.
  3. Causing or able to cause motion:

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  1. An emotion, desire, physiological need, or similar impulse that acts as an incitement to action.
  2. A motif in art, literature, or music.
  3. Causing or able to cause motion:

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• motivation

  1. The act or process of motivating:
  2. The state of being motivated:
  3. Something that motivates; an inducement, reason, or goal:

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  1. The act or process of motivating:
  2. The state of being motivated:
  3. Something that motivates; an inducement, reason, or goal:

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• ground

  1. The solid surface of the earth.
  2. The floor of a body of water, especially the sea.
  3. Soil; earth:

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  1. The solid surface of the earth.
  2. The floor of a body of water, especially the sea.
  3. Soil; earth:

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• cause

  1. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
  2. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result.
  3. A basis for an action or response; a reason:

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  1. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
  2. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result.
  3. A basis for an action or response; a reason:

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The initial stage of a developmental process

• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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• outset

  1. The initial stage of something; the beginning:

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  1. The initial stage of something; the beginning:

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• origin

  1. The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.
  2. Ancestry:
  3. The fact of originating; rise or derivation:

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  1. The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.
  2. Ancestry:
  3. The fact of originating; rise or derivation:

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• opening

  1. The act or an instance of becoming open or being made to open:
  2. A gap, breach, or aperture:
  3. A clearing in the woods.

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  1. The act or an instance of becoming open or being made to open:
  2. A gap, breach, or aperture:
  3. A clearing in the woods.

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• onset

  1. The beginning or start of something:
  2. The part of a syllable that precedes the nucleus. In the word nucleus (no͝o&STRESS;klē-əs), the onset of the first syllable is (n), the onset of the second syllable is (kl), and the last syllable has no onset.
  3. An attack by military forces; an assault.

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  1. The beginning or start of something:
  2. The part of a syllable that precedes the nucleus. In the word nucleus (no͝o&STRESS;klē-əs), the onset of the first syllable is (n), the onset of the second syllable is (kl), and the last syllable has no onset.
  3. An attack by military forces; an assault.

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• nascency

  1. A state of incipiency; a quality of nascence.

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  1. A state of incipiency; a quality of nascence.

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• nascence

  1. A coming into being; a beginning:

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  1. A coming into being; a beginning:

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• inception

  1. The beginning of something, such as an undertaking; a commencement.

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  1. The beginning of something, such as an undertaking; a commencement.

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• genesis

  1. The coming into being of something; the origin.

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  1. The coming into being of something; the origin.

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• dawn

  1. The time each morning at which daylight first begins.
  2. A first appearance; a beginning:
  3. To begin to become light in the morning.

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  1. The time each morning at which daylight first begins.
  2. A first appearance; a beginning:
  3. To begin to become light in the morning.

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• commencement

  1. A beginning; a start.
  2. A ceremony at which academic degrees or diplomas are conferred.
  3. The day on which such a ceremony occurs.

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  1. A beginning; a start.
  2. A ceremony at which academic degrees or diplomas are conferred.
  3. The day on which such a ceremony occurs.

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• birth

  1. The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother.
  2. The act or process of bearing young; parturition:
  3. The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location:

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  1. The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother.
  2. The act or process of bearing young; parturition:
  3. The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location:

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• beginning

  1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start:
  2. The time when something begins or is begun:
  3. The place where something begins or is begun:

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  1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start:
  2. The time when something begins or is begun:
  3. The place where something begins or is begun:

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The season of the year during which the weather becomes warmer and plants revive

• springtime

  1. The season of spring.

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  1. The season of spring.

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• springtide

  1. Springtime.

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  1. Springtime.

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• seedtime

  1. A time for planting seeds.
  2. A time when a cultural or political movement is beginning to develop:

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  1. A time for planting seeds.
  2. A time when a cultural or political movement is beginning to develop:

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The time of life between childhood and maturity

• youthfulness

  1. the vitality characteristic of youth

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  1. the vitality characteristic of youth

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• youth

  1. The condition or quality of being young:
  2. The time of life between childhood and maturity:
  3. An early period of development or existence:

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  1. The condition or quality of being young:
  2. The time of life between childhood and maturity:
  3. An early period of development or existence:

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• salad days

  1. A time of youth, innocence, and inexperience:

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  1. A time of youth, innocence, and inexperience:

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• puberty

  1. The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction.

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  1. The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction.

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• juvenility

  1. The quality or condition of being juvenile; youthfulness.
  2. Foolishly juvenile behavior or character; immaturity.
  3. An instance of juvenile behavior.

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  1. The quality or condition of being juvenile; youthfulness.
  2. Foolishly juvenile behavior or character; immaturity.
  3. An instance of juvenile behavior.

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• juvenescence

  1. The state of becoming young or juvenile.

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  1. The state of becoming young or juvenile.

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• greenness

  1. The state or quality of being green; green colour. [from 8th c.]
  2. (now rare) Vitality, freshness. [from 9th c.]
  3. Inexperience. [from 16th c.]

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  1. The state or quality of being green; green colour. [from 8th c.]
  2. (now rare) Vitality, freshness. [from 9th c.]
  3. Inexperience. [from 16th c.]

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• adolescence

  1. The period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to adulthood.
  2. A similar period in nonhuman animals, ending at sexual maturity.
  3. A transitional period of development between an initial or early phase and an established or mature phase:

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  1. The period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to adulthood.
  2. A similar period in nonhuman animals, ending at sexual maturity.
  3. A transitional period of development between an initial or early phase and an established or mature phase:

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Of, occurring in, or characteristic of the season of spring

• vernal

  1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the spring.
  2. Characteristic of or resembling spring.
  3. Fresh and young; youthful.

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  1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the spring.
  2. Characteristic of or resembling spring.
  3. Fresh and young; youthful.

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A fountain

• sweet-water

  1. Alternative spelling of sweetwater.

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  1. Alternative spelling of sweetwater.

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• artesian-well

  1. A well drilled through impermeable strata to reach water capable of rising to the surface by internal hydrostatic pressure.

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  1. A well drilled through impermeable strata to reach water capable of rising to the surface by internal hydrostatic pressure.

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• flowing well

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The season between winter and summer

• blackberry winter

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• vernal-equinox

  1. One of two points at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator. At the vernal equinox, the sun is moving along the ecliptic in a northeasterly direction.
  2. The moment at which the sun passes through this point on or about March 21, marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.

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  1. One of two points at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator. At the vernal equinox, the sun is moving along the ecliptic in a northeasterly direction.
  2. The moment at which the sun passes through this point on or about March 21, marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.

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• sowing-time

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• budding

  1. Being in an early developmental stage:

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  1. Being in an early developmental stage:

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• flowering

  1. having flowers; in bloom
  2. bearing showy or profuse flowers

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  1. having flowers; in bloom
  2. bearing showy or profuse flowers

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• vernal season

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• seedtime

  1. A time for planting seeds.
  2. A time when a cultural or political movement is beginning to develop:

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  1. A time for planting seeds.
  2. A time when a cultural or political movement is beginning to develop:

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• springtime

  1. The season of spring.

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  1. The season of spring.

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Origin

• fountain

  1. An artificially created jet or stream of water.
  2. A structure, often decorative, from which a jet or stream of water issues.
  3. A spring, especially the source of a stream.

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  1. An artificially created jet or stream of water.
  2. A structure, often decorative, from which a jet or stream of water issues.
  3. A spring, especially the source of a stream.

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• font

  1. A basin for holding baptismal water in a church.
  2. A receptacle for holy water; a stoup.
  3. The oil reservoir in an oil-burning lamp.

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  1. A basin for holding baptismal water in a church.
  2. A receptacle for holy water; a stoup.
  3. The oil reservoir in an oil-burning lamp.

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• beginning

  1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start:
  2. The time when something begins or is begun:
  3. The place where something begins or is begun:

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  1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start:
  2. The time when something begins or is begun:
  3. The place where something begins or is begun:

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• cause

  1. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
  2. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result.
  3. A basis for an action or response; a reason:

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  1. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
  2. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result.
  3. A basis for an action or response; a reason:

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• source

  1. A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:
  2. The point of origin of a stream or river.
  3. One, such as a person or document, that supplies information:

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  1. A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:
  2. The point of origin of a stream or river.
  3. One, such as a person or document, that supplies information:

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