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Springiness

The state or quality of being springly.

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Elasticity 76% connected

The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Snap 76% connected

To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

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Springy 74% connected

Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Springy 74% connected

Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step.

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Give 92% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Spring 92% connected

To leap; to bound; to jump.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Challenger noun · 85% connection

the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

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Competition noun · 85% connection

the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

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Competitor noun · 85% connection

the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

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Consumer noun · 85% connection

a person who uses goods or services

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Contender noun · 85% connection

the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

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Current noun · 85% connection

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the…

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Rival noun · 85% connection

the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

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Stream noun · 85% connection

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the…

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El Nino noun · 85% connection

(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas ti…

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Champ noun · 84% connection

someone who has won first place in a competition

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Champion noun · 84% connection

someone who has won first place in a competition

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Chewer noun · 84% connection

someone who chews (especially someone who chews tobacco)

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Client noun · 84% connection

someone who pays for goods or services

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Comer noun · 84% connection

someone with a promising future

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Customer noun · 84% connection

someone who pays for goods or services

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Drinker noun · 84% connection

a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)

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Eater noun · 84% connection

someone who consumes food for nourishment

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Eddy noun · 84% connection

a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

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Springall adjective · 78% connection

An active, springly young man.

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