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spring-box

spring-box noun: a box or barrel in which a spring is coiled. Also the alternative spelling of spring box.

Noun

spring-box (plural spring-boxes)

  1. A box or barrel in which a spring is coiled.
  2. The frame of a sofa, etc., in which the springs are set.

Also used as

spring-box is also the alternative spelling of spring box.

Forms of spring-box

pluralspring-boxes

Origin of spring-box

From spring + box.

Questions about spring-box

What does spring-box mean?
Spring-box means a box or barrel in which a spring is coiled.
What part of speech is spring-box?
Spring-box is a noun.
What is the plural of spring-box?
The plural of spring-box is spring-boxes.

Words near spring-box in the dictionary

  1. spring wheat
  2. spring wheats
  3. spring-beetle
  4. spring-beetles
  5. spring-board
  6. spring-box
  7. spring-boxes
  8. spring-clean
  9. spring-cleaned
  10. spring-cleaner
  11. spring-cleaners

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