noun

springboard

noun

A flexible board used to launch a diver or gymnast into the air.

"She bounced off the springboard and into a perfect dive."

Something that helps launch or accelerate a new effort or opportunity.

"The internship became a springboard into a full-time job."

How to Use Springboard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishLiterally a diving board, or figuratively anything that gives someone a boost toward a new opportunity.

Common pairings

a springboard to success use something as a springboard

springboarded past tense, springboards plural, springboards singular

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She bounced off the _____ and into a perfect dive.

A compound of spring and board.

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