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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | branch line, spur track |
| Type of | railway line, line, rail line |
| Has types | loop-line |
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| Synonyms | acantha, spine |
| Type of | projection |
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| Type of | strike |
spur::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | enation, plant process |
Examples of spur
spur
Center Tim Connolly continues to be sidelined because of a bone spur on his hip.
From the sportingnews.com
Aerobic activity, matched with watching what you eat, can also spur weight loss.
From the kentucky.com
The country could spur growth, he said, by encouraging high-skilled immigration.
From the sfgate.com
By itself, that might spur a rebound in activity in the second half of the year.
From the economist.com
This only served to spur on Tabard and it was their turn to apply some pressure.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
Did he time it to spur the Democrats into taking a stiffer law-and-order stance?
From the time.com
He tells how to spur procreation by dropping the tank temperature a few degrees.
From the denverpost.com
A year ago, the Harvard guard had 27 points and eight assists to spur the upset.
From the bostonherald.com
He had surgery in January to remove a bone spur and reduce chronic inflammation.
From the thestate.com
- Goad: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
- Incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research"
- Any sharply pointed projection
- Give heart or courage to
- Tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
- Strike with a spur
- A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse to move forward or laterally while riding. It is usually used to refine the riding aids (commands) and to back up the natural aids (the leg, seat, hands and voice). ...
- The San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, or SPUR, is a non-profit research, education, and advocacy organization focused on issues of planning and governance. ...
- A spur (French griffe, German Knoll), in architecture, is the ornament carved on the angles of the base of early columns.
