| spur | stimulate, urge; encourage a horse to move faster by using spurs; ride quickly, gallop; move quickly; put on spurs | en | (fiil) | en |
| spur | sharp device attached to a boot for goading a horse on; something that impels, stimulus; sharp spike used in cockfighting; shoot of a plant; something resembling a spur | en | (isim) | en |
| spur | strike with a spur give heart or courage to incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research | en | en |
| spur | a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers any pointed projection goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse" equip with spurs; "spur horses" strike with a spur give heart or courage to incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research | en | en |
| spur | tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers any pointed projection goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse" | en | en |
| spur | equip with spurs; "spur horses" | en | en |
| spur | a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" | en | en |
| spur | A branch of a vein | en | en |
| spur | The track of an animal, as an otter; a spoor | en | en |
| spur | To spur on one' horse; to travel with great expedition; to hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit | en | en |
| spur | To put spurs on; as, a spurred boot | en | en |
| spur | To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive | en | en |
| spur | To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse | en | en |
| spur | A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam can not be placed | en | en |
| spur | A piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side | en | en |
| spur | A wall that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall | en | en |
| spur | Any projecting appendage of a flower looking like a spur | en | en |
| spur | Ergotized rye or other grain | en | en |
| spur | It is generally carved in leafage | en | en |
| spur | A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form | en | en |
| spur | The short wooden buttress of a post | en | en |
| spur | A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut | en | en |
| spur | A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale, to strip off the blubber | en | en |
| spur | A mountain that shoots from any other mountain, or range of mountains, and extends to some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles | en | en |
| spur | ; especially, the spine on a cock's leg | en | en |
| spur | One of the large or principal roots of a tree | en | en |
| spur | Any stiff, sharp spine, as on the wings and legs of certain burds, on the legs of insects, etc | en | en |
| spur | Something that projects; a snag | en | en |
| spur | That which goads to action; an incitement | en | en |
| spur | Modern spurs have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points | en | en |
| spur | Spurs were the badge of knighthood | en | en |
| spur | A sparrow | en | en |
| spur | A tern | en | en |
| spur | An implement secured to the heel, or above the heel, of a horseman, to urge the horse by its pressure | en | en |
| spur | If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it. It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part. = urge Spur on means the same as spur. Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on Criticism can be of great use; we may not like it at the time, but it can spur us on to greater things | en | en |
| spur | If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner. The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth | en | en |
| spur | Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly. a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency | en | en |
| spur | Spurs are small metal wheels with sharp points that are attached to the heels of a rider's boots. The rider uses them to make their horse go faster | en | en |
| spur | The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side | en | en |
| spur | If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand. They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment | en | en |
| spur | a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" | en | en |
| spur | any pointed projection | en | en |
| spur | tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers | en | en |
| spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line | en | en |
| spur | incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research" | en | en |
| spur | give heart or courage to | en | en |
| spur | strike with a spur | en | en |
| spur | goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse" | en | en |
| spur | A slender, hollow projection from a petal or sepal | en | en |
| spur | A spur is a short shoot with compressed internodes They grow from two year or older branches and produce flowers and fruit Flower spurs are the best exemplified in apple and pear trees | en | en |
| spur | A projection smaller than a serif that reinforces the point at the end of a curved stroke, as in the capital letter G | en | en |
| spur | A short road used to connect one road with another road or settlement Any type of road can have a spur - B-roads, A-roads and motorways alike all have examples All spurs must have a 'parent' road which they exist to serve Frequently a spur will be of a similar standard to its parent and will often assume its number, and will in almost all cases terminate on its parent rather than go across it Hence the M23 motorway has a spur to Gatwick Airport, which is also numbered M23 This duplication of numbers is safe since any traffic on the M23 spur will be going to or from the M23 proper See number | en | en |
| spur | The pointed projection off the main stem of a lowercase b | en | en |
| spur | a small ridge | en | en |
| spur | A pointed device on the rider's boot heel, used to urge a horse forward | en | en |
| spur | A specialized shoot that bears leaves, flowers, and/or fruit Apples and pears bear their fruit on spurs | en | en |
| spur | An elongated horn-like extension of a petal or petals as in the Violet | en | en |
| spur | A saclike or tubular projection on sepal or petal, or a very short fruiting branchlet on apple, pear, or other woody plants | en | en |
| spur | The white area seen on the back of the feet in Birmans | en | en |
| spur | A track extending out from the main track that usually serves customers | en | en |
| spur | A small projection off a main stroke Back to top | en | en |
| spur | a short side stem which may or may not be near the top of the stem or stalk | en | en |
| spur | Auxiliary track used for delivery or storage of rail cars | en | en |
| spur | Support for Products Under Research: a scheme to help firms with up to 250 employees improve product and process development | en | en |
| spur | A secondary route having a junction to the primary route in a network | en | en |
| spur | A triangular buttress used to strengthen the bottom of a round tower (giving it a square base) | en | en |
| spur | an additional unintentional signal or frequency as a result of transmitter malfunction | en | en |
| spur | Refers to the short twig that bears plants flowers and fruit | en | en |
| spur | A small lateral stem on a woody plant that has very short internodes Spurs are often modified for fruit production | en | en |
| spur | Undesired or spurious signal generated by a faulty transmitter on a frequency other than the one being used | en | en |
| spur | A short shoot | en | en |
| spur | A short branch system, usually carrying flower clusters | en | en |
| spur | An osseous projection in stressful areas | en | en |
n,v:spurred / spurring spurs Etymology :Middle English spure, from Old English spura; akin to Old English spurnan to kick; more at SPURN. Pronunciation :'sp&r. Function :noun. Date :before 12th century.
