spur

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any sharply pointed projection
a railway line connected to a trunk line
a sharp prod fixed to a rider´s heel and used to urge a horse onward
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
give heart or courage to
A tern
tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
incite or stimulate
strike with a spur
goad with spurs
equip with spurs
A sparrow
An implement secured to the heel, or above the heel, of a horseman, to urge the horse by its pressure. Modern spurs have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points. Spurs were the badge of knighthood
That which goads to action
Something that projects
One of the large or principal roots of a tree
Any stiff, sharp spine, as on the wings and legs of certain burds, on the legs of insects, etc
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
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
A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam
The short wooden buttress of a post
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. It is generally carved in leafage
Any projecting appendage of a flower looking like a spur
Ergotized rye or other grain
A wall that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall
A piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel´s side
A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam can not be placed
To prick with spurs
To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object
To put spurs on
To spur on one´ horse
Residential area (city, town, village) in Philippines in Caloocan
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in South Carolina
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Texas

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