- a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- an ornament having the form of such a spray.
- a shoot, twig, or small branch.
- a scion, offspring, or heir of a family, class, etc.
- a youth or young fellow.
- glazier's point.
- a headless brad.
- Metallurgy.
- a small peg for reinforcing the walls of a mold.
- a metal insert, used to chill certain portions of cast metal, that becomes an integral part of the finished casting.
- to mark or decorate (fabrics, pottery, etc.) with a design of sprigs.
- to fasten with brads.
- to propagate a plant, especially grass, by planting individual stolons.
- to reinforce the walls of (a mold) with sprigs.
- to remove a sprig or sprigs from (a plant).
- a shoot, twig, or sprout of a tree, shrub, etc; spray
- an ornamental device resembling a spray of leaves or flowers
- a small wire nail without a head
- a youth
- a person considered as the descendant of an established family, social class, etc
- NZ another name for stud 1 (def. 7)
- to fasten or secure with sprigs
- to ornament (fabric, wallpaper, etc) with a design of sprigs
- to make sprays from (twigs and branches)
