Word: hairspring
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hair
spring
Definition: A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.
Morphemes:
Affix: hair
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A locking spring or other safety device in the lock of a rifle, etc., capable of being released by a slight pressure on a hair-trigger.
Affix: spring
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To turn a vessel using a spring attached to its anchor cable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: springen
Language: enm
Decoded: springen
Meaning: to burst or flow forth, to sprout, to emerge, to happen, to become known, to sprinkle