Word: spur
Word origin: Old English spora, spura, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch spoor and German Sporn, also to spurn.
Phonetic:
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a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward.
a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive. Example: wars act as a spur to practical invention
a projection from a mountain or mountain range. Example: it's an easy walk up the spur that leads to the summit
a small, single-pointed support for ceramic ware in a kiln.
urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides. Example: she spurred her horse towards the hedge
give an incentive or encouragement to (someone). Example: her sons' passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business
prune in (a side shoot of a plant) so as to form a spur close to the stem. Example: spur back the lateral shoots
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