英语词汇“spurriest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spur /spûr/

noun

A goading instrument on a horse rider's heel

Incitement, stimulus

A hard sharp projection

A clawlike projection at the back of a cock's or other bird's leg

An artificial substitute for this on a gamecock

A short, usu flowering or fruit-bearing, branch

A great lateral root

Ergot

A tubular pouch at the base of a petal

An expansion of a leaf base

Anything that projects in the shape of a spur, eg an extension from an electrical circuit

A lateral branch, as of a hill range

A siding or branch line of a railway

A strut

A structure to deflect the current from a bank

transitive verb

spurrˈing

spurred

To apply the spur to

To urge on

To provide with a spur or spurs

To prune into spurs

intransitive verb

To press forward with the spur

To hasten

To kick out

ORIGIN: OE spura, spora; ON spori, Ger Sporn

spurˈless adjective

spurred adjective

Having or wearing spurs or a spur

In the form of a spur

Urged

(eg of rye) affected with ergot

spurrˈer noun

spurrˈier noun

A maker of spurs

spurrˈing noun and adjective

spurrˈy adjective

Like, of the nature of, or having a spur

spurˈ-gall transitive verb (Shakespeare)

To gall or wound with a spur

spur gear or spur wheel noun

A gear wheel with straight teeth parallel to its axis, as used in spur gearing, a system of such gears connecting two parallel shafts

spurˈ-heeled adjective

Having a long straight hind claw

spur leather noun

A strap for fastening a spur

spur rowel noun

The rowel of a spur

spurˈ-royˈal, spurˈ-ryˈal or spurˈ-rīˈal noun

A former English fifteen-shilling piece of gold, bearing a star like a spur rowel

spurˈway noun (dialect)

A bridle road

spurˈ-whang noun (Scot)

A spur leather

spur wheel see spur gear above.

spurˈ-winged adjective

With a horny spur on the pinion of the wing

gilt spurs

A mark of knighthood

on the spur of the moment

Without premeditation

set spurs to

To apply the spur to (a horse) and ride off quickly
To urge on
To hasten the progress of

win one's spurs

To gain distinction by achievement
Orig to earn a knighthood