Source
nnoun.locationthe place where something begins, where it springs into beingSynset:beginning origin root rootage
Examples:- the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
- Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
- Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
- communism's Russian root
Derivationally Related Form:originateroot
Hypernyms:point
Inherited Hypernyms:beginningpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:birthplacecradlederivationfountainheadheadheadspringheadwaterhomejumping-off placeplace of originpoint of departurepoint sourceprovenanceproveniencespringtrail headtrailheadwellheadwellspring
Full Hyponyms:birthplacederivationfountainheadheadwaterhomejumping-off placepoint sourcespringtrail headwellhead
nnoun.communicationa document (or organization) from which information is obtainedExamples:- the reporter had two sources for the story
Derivationally Related Form:source
Hypernyms:document papers written document
Inherited Hypernyms:sourcedocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fountainheadsource materialswellwellspring
Full Hyponyms:source materialswell
nnoun.cognitionanything that provides inspiration for later workSynset:germ seed
Derivationally Related Form:germinategerminal
Hypernyms:inspiration
Inherited Hypernyms:sourceinspirationideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:musetaproot
Full Hyponyms:musetaproot
nnoun.artifacta facility where something is availableDerivationally Related Form:source
Hypernyms:facility installation
Inherited Hypernyms:sourcefacilityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Golcondagold minegoldmine
Full Hyponyms:golcondagoldmine
nnoun.persona person who supplies informationSynset:informant
Derivationally Related Form:inform
Hypernyms:communicator
Inherited Hypernyms:informantcommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:informantcommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:betrayerblabberinformerleakerpassive sourceratsquealerwhistle-blowerwhistle blowerwhistleblower
Full Hyponyms:finkinformerleakernarkpassive sourcesupergrasswhistle blower
nnoun.personsomeone who originates or causes or initiates somethingSynset:author generator
Examples:- he was the generator of several complaints
Derivationally Related Form:authorshipgenerateauctorial
Hypernyms:maker shaper
Inherited Hypernyms:generatormakercreatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:generatormakercreatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:coiner
nnoun.process(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a systemTopic:applied scienceengineeringengineering sciencetechnology
Examples:- a heat source
- a source of carbon dioxide
Antonyms:sink
Hypernyms:action activity natural action natural process
Inherited Hypernyms:sourcenatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:origin
nnoun.objectanything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multipliesSynset:reservoir
Examples:- an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival
Hypernyms:thing
Inherited Hypernyms:reservoirthingphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred toSynset:reference
Examples:- he carried an armful of references back to his desk
- he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation
Derivationally Related Form:referencesourcerefer
Hypernyms:publication
Inherited Hypernyms:referencepublicationworkproductcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.possessionget (a product) from another country or businessExamples:- She sourced a supply of carpet
- They are sourcing from smaller companies
Derivationally Related Form:source
Hypernyms:obtain
Inherited Hypernyms:sourceobtainget
Direct Hyponyms:outsource
Full Troponyms:outsource
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s
vverb.cognitionspecify the origin ofExamples:- The writer carefully sourced her report
Derivationally Related Form:source
Hypernyms:document
Inherited Hypernyms:sourcedocumentconfirm
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something