| NOUN | location | source, beginning, origin, root, rootage | the place where something begins, where it springs into being |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | source | a document (or organization) from which information is obtained | |
| cognition | source, seed, germ | anything that provides inspiration for later work | |
| artifact | source | a facility where something is available | |
| person | source, informant | a person who supplies information | |
| person | source, generator, author | someone who originates or causes or initiates something | |
| process | source | (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system | |
| object | source, reservoir | anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies | |
| communication | source, reference | a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to | |
| VERB | possession | source | get (a product) from another country or business |
| cognition | source | specify the origin of |
| Sounds | sao'rs | |
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| Rhymes | airforce ... workhorse: 29 rhymes with aors... | |
| Meaning | The place where something begins, where it springs into being. | |
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| Example | "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River" | |
| Synonyms | beginning, origin, root, rootage | |
| Narrower | birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience | Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence |
| derivation | The source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) | |
| fountainhead, headspring, head | The source of water from which a stream arises | |
| headwater | The source of a river | |
| home | place where something began and flourished | |
| jumping-off place, point of departure | A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched | |
| point source | A concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted | |
| spring | A point at which water issues forth | |
| trail head, trailhead | The beginning of a trail | |
| wellhead, wellspring | The source of water for a well | |
| Broader | point | The precise location of something |
| Spanish | fuente, germen, nacimiento, origen, principio, raíz, venero | |
| Catalan | arrel, germen, naixement, origen, procedència | |
| Meaning | A document (or organization) from which information is obtained. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the reporter had two sources for the story" | |
| Narrower | source materials | Publications from which information is obtained |
| well, wellspring, fountainhead | An abundant source | |
| Broader | document, written document, papers | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) |
| Spanish | fuente de información, fuente | |
| Catalan | font d'informació, font | |
| Verbs | source | specify the origin of |
| Meaning | Anything that provides inspiration for later work. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | seed, germ | |
| Narrower | muse | The source of an artist's inspiration |
| taproot | Something that provides an important central source for growth or development | |
| Broader | inspiration | arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity |
| Spanish | fuente, germen, semilla | |
| Catalan | germen | |
| Meaning | A facility where something is available. | |
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| Narrower | Golconda | A source of great wealth (especially a mine) |
| goldmine, gold mine | A good source of something that is desired | |
| Broader | facility, installation | A building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry |
| Spanish | canal, fuente | |
| Catalan | canal | |
| Verbs | source | get (a product) from another country or business |
| Meaning | A person who supplies information. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | informant | |
| Narrower | informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber | One who reveals confidential information in return for money |
| leaker | A surreptitious informant | |
| passive source | An informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has | |
| whistle blower, whistle-blower, whistleblower | An informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it | |
| Broader | communicator | A person who communicates with others |
| Spanish | fuente, informador, informante | |
| Catalan | font, informador, informant | |
| Meaning | someone who originates or causes or initiates something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | generator, author | |
| Narrower | coiner | someone who is a source of new words or new expressions |
| Broader | maker, shaper | A person who makes things |
| Spanish | artífice, autor | |
| Catalan | artífex, autor | |
| Meaning | (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system. | |
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| Category | engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology | The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems |
| Narrower | origin | The source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived |
| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| Opposite | sink | (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system |
| Meaning | Anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies. | |
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| Synonym | reservoir | |
| Broader | thing | A separate and self-contained entity |
| Meaning | A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation" | |
| Synonym | reference | |
| Broader | publication | A copy of a printed work offered for distribution |
| Spanish | fuente, referencia | |
| Catalan | font, referència | |
| Verbs | source | specify the origin of |
| Meaning | Get (a product) from another country or business. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She sourced a supply of carpet" | |
| Narrower | outsource | Obtain goods or services from an outside supplier |
| Broader | obtain | Come into possession of |
| Nouns | source | a facility where something is available |
| Meaning | Specify the origin of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The writer carefully sourced her report" | |
| Broader | document | support or supply with references |
| Nouns | source | a document (or organization) from which information is obtained |
| source | a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to | |
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