MediumWordplay
"I am a season, a source of water, a coil of metal, and a verb meaning to leap. What am I?"
Answer
Spring
Explanation
Spring is the season after winter. A spring is a natural water source. A spring is a coiled mechanical component. And to spring means to jump. Four meanings, one word.
This is a medium riddle in the Wordplay category — Riddles that play with language, puns, and double meanings.
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