What does sprig mean?
Sprig means A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray..
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/spɹɪɡ/ · noun
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray..
a sprig of laurel or of parsley
[…] from this bush in the dooryard, / With delicate-color’d blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, / A sprig with its flower I break.
“Why, one sprig of nut grass can ruin a whole yard.[…]"
a sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago
Use sprig when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sprig means A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray..
Common synonyms include twig, branchlet.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a sprig of laurel or of parsley
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