English dictionary
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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 | ||
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