English noun: source | |||
1. | source (location) the place where something begins, where it springs into being | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | beginning, origin, root, rootage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | point | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | birthplace, cradle, derivation, fountainhead, head, headspring, headwater, home, jumping-off place, place of origin, point of departure, point source, provenance, provenience, spring, trail head, trailhead, wellhead, wellspring | ||
2. | source (communication) a document (or organization) from which information is obtained | ||
Samples | The reporter had two sources for the story. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | document, papers, written document | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fountainhead, source materials, well, wellspring | ||
3. | source (cognition) anything that provides inspiration for later work | ||
Synonyms | germ, seed | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inspiration | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | muse, taproot | ||
4. | source (artifact) a facility where something is available | ||
Broader (hypernym) | facility, installation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Golconda, gold mine, goldmine | ||
5. | source (person) a person who supplies information | ||
Synonyms | informant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicator | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | betrayer, blabber, informer, leaker, passive source, rat, squealer, whistle blower, whistle-blower, whistleblower | ||
6. | source (person) someone who originates or causes or initiates something | ||
Samples | He was the generator of several complaints. | ||
Synonyms | author, generator | ||
Broader (hypernym) | maker, shaper | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | coiner | ||
7. | source (process) (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system | ||
Samples | A heat source. A source of carbon dioxide. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | origin | ||
Domain category | applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology | ||
Antonyms | sink | ||
8. | source (object) anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies | ||
Samples | An infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival. | ||
Synonyms | reservoir | ||
Broader (hypernym) | thing | ||
9. | source (communication) a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to | ||
Samples | He carried an armful of references back to his desk. He spent hours looking for the source of that quotation. | ||
Synonyms | reference | ||
Broader (hypernym) | publication | ||
English verb: source | |||
1. | source (possession) get (a product) from another country or business | ||
Samples | She sourced a supply of carpet. They are sourcing from smaller companies. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | obtain | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | outsource | ||
2. | source (cognition) specify the origin of | ||
Samples | The writer carefully sourced her report. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | document | ||