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 springboard springboard /ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd/

noun

  1. () A flexible board for jumping upward  ( springboard )
    a flexible board for jumping upward
      The diver climbed up onto the springboard and prepared for their next dive
    The diver climbed up onto the springboard and prepared for their next dive
  2. A beginning from which an enterprise is launched  ( jumping-off point , point of departure , springboard )
    a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
      He uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own
    he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own
      Reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions
    reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions
      The point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out
    the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out


 Achilles Achilles /əˈkɪliːz/

noun

  1. A mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his 'Achilles' heel'  ( Achilles )
    a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his 'Achilles' heel'
      Achilles' valor and prowess in battle are legendary, though his vulnerability was his heel.
    Achilles' valor and prowess in battle are legendary, though his vulnerability was his heel.


 paddler paddler /ˈpædlər/

noun

  1. Someone paddling a canoe  ( canoeist , paddler , canoeman [Canadian] )
    someone paddling a canoe


 Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset /ˈsɪgrɪd ˈʊndset/

noun

  1. Norwegian novelist (1882-1949)  ( Sigrid Undset , Undset )
    Norwegian novelist (1882-1949)


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