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spring
spring
/spɹɪŋ/
verb
To move or burst forth.
Example sentence
“to sprain one's ankle”
nature
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geyser
A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
brook
A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
reef
A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
creek
A stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.
coral
Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.
lagoon
A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.