Words and phrases that have a meaning related to spur: (187 results)
Contains:
rowel
Often used in the same context:
stimulate, jumpstart, spark, catalyze, invigorate, reignite, encourage, stifle, stoke, dampen, kickstart, boost, stymie, ignite, energize, rekindle, reinvigorate, hasten, hinder, propel, inspire, prompt, galvanize, revive, accelerate, bolster, derail, hamper, discourage, inhibit, entice, promote, provoke, catalyst, revitalize, forestall, depress, facilitate, rejuvenate, motivate, induce, impetus, presage, herald, squelch, engender, crimp, heighten, push, stave off, impede, curb, tamp down, prod, incite, enliven, usher, stem, underpin, attract, constrain, springboard, curtail, instigate, undermine, incentivize, quell, fueled, pave, deflate, lure, trigger, kindle, supercharge, reawaken, cripple, imperil, arouse, generate, bring, create, thwart, lessen, stanch, alleviate, undercut, nudge, quash, deepen, complicate, expedite, precipitate, hobble, deter, weaken, embolden, buoying, avert, prolong, turbocharge, foreshadow, excite, spurs, buttress, ridge, crest, draw, prong, goad, scarp, bastion, bend, buttresses, claw, entrance, hump, incentive, protuberance, embankment, inducement, pier, serrated, hinge, bevelled, comb, bevel, beveled, crescent, girdle, grooved, idler, semicircular, side, slotted, braced, cap, edged, front, gage, gear, jagged
More specific:
loop-line
Appears in the definition of:
encourage, horned violet, long-spurred violet, maori hen, on the spur of the moment, rowel, spur-of-the-moment, tufted pansy, viola cornuta, viola rostrata, weka, wood hen
Part of:
boot
More general:
advance, bulge, bump, enation, encouragement, equip, excrescence, extrusion, fit, fit out, further, gibbosity, gibbousness, injure, jut, line, outfit, plant process, prominence, protrusion, railway line, rail line, wound
Synonyms:
Also try:branch line, gad, goading, prodding, spine, spur track, spurring, urging
— Nouns for spur: wheel, moment, wheels, gears, gear, marks, gearing, fowl, leathers, rowel, rowels, more...
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