spur : Idioms & Phrases

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long-spurred

  • adjective of flowers having a long extension at the base of the corolla
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long-spurred violet

  • noun violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur
    Viola rostrata.
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on the spur of the moment

  • adverb on impulse; without premeditation
    suddenly.
    • he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment
    • he made up his mind suddenly
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short-spurred

  • adjective of flowers have a short extension at the base of the corolla
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short-spurred fragrant orchid

  • noun similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs
    Gymnadenia odoratissima.
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spur blight

  • noun a disease of raspberries
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Spur fowl

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Asiatic gallinaceous birds of the genus Galloperdix, allied to the jungle fowl. The males have two or more spurs on each leg.
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Spur gear

  • noun gear wheels that mesh in the same plane
    spur gear.
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  • (Mach.), a cogwheel having teeth which project radially and stand parallel to the axis; a spur wheel.
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Spur gearing

  • gearing in which spur gears are used. See under Gearing.
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Spur pepper

  • . (Bot.) See the Note under Capsicum.
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spur track

  • noun a railway line connected to a trunk line
    spur; branch line.
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Spur wheel

  • noun gear wheels that mesh in the same plane
    spur gear.
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  • . Same as Spur gear, above.
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spur-of-the-moment

  • adjective satellite in response to an unforeseen need
    • a spur-of-the-moment party
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spur-royal

Spur"-roy`al noun
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  1. A gold coin, first made in the reign of Edward IV., having a star on the reverse resembling the rowel of a spur. In the reigns of Elizabeth and of James I., its value was fifteen shillings. Written also spur-rial, and spur-ryal.
Webster 1913

spur-shell

Spur"-shell` noun
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  1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of handsome gastropod shells of the genus Trochus, or Imperator. The shell is conical, with the margin toothed somewhat like the rowel of a spur.
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spur-winged

Spur"-winged` adjective
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  1. (Zoöl.) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
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spurred gentian

  • noun any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers with spurred lobes
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Tibial spur

  • (Zoöl.), a spine frequently borne on the tibia of insects. See Illust. under Coleoptera.
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Whip and spur

  • with the utmost haste.
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