springed

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/spɹɪnd͡ʒd//spɹɪŋd/

adjective

Having (a given type of) springs; equipped with (a given type of) springs.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

springed1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of springe

springed2

adjectivespringed (comparative more springed, superlative most springed)

comparative more springed · superlative most springed

  1. usuallyHaving (a given type of) springs; equipped with (a given type of) springs.

    Michael Reid sat, leaning against the footboard at the end of the weak-springed bed, watched a cockroach walk boldly across the headboard at the other end, and tried to figure out what day it was.

    2012, Robert Laurence, Departure Lounge: A Novel, Sunstone Press, →ISBN, page 117
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    They were probably the work of individual craftsmen working to meet the chieftains' needs. Their place in the chronology of the big cemeteries is indicated by the less richly-decorated double-springed bronze brooches which are found here.

    1970, Kazimierz Godłowski, “The chronology of the Late Roman and early migration periods in Central Europe”, in Acta scientiarum litterarumque: Schedae archeologicae, Nakładem Uniwersytetu Jagiellonśkiego, page 22

    Snibbing down the springed catch to secure a slatted wooden barrier, mindful of pained fingers past, she strategically pulled her hand back, thinking of it as a smart mouse stealing cheese from a trap.

    2008 December 2, Irvine Welsh, Crime, Random House, →ISBN, page 1

springed3

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of spring (“spend the springtime”)

Origin

springed · verb

From springe + -ed (“past participle suffix”).

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springed · adjective

From spring + -ed (“having, equipped with”).

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springed · verb

From spring + -ed (“past participle suffix”).

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Translations

Finnish jousitettu, -jousinen
  • jousitettuhaving springs
  • -jousinenhaving springs
German gefedert
  • gefederthaving springs

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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MLA

“springed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “springed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springed.

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