source

1. The place where something begins, where it springs into being (synset 108524579)
   "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"
   is a type of: point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
   subtypes:

   • derivation - the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
   • spring - a point at which water issues forth
   • fountainhead, head, headspring - the source of water from which a stream arises
   • headwater - the source of a river
   • wellhead, wellspring - the source of water for a well
   • jumping-off place, point of departure - a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
   • birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience - where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
   • home - place where something began and flourished
   • point source - a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted
   • trail head, trailhead - the beginning of a trail
   same as: beginning, origin, root, rootage
2. A document (or organization) from which information is obtained (synset 106687867)
   "the reporter had two sources for the story"
   is a type of: document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
   subtypes:

   • source materials - publications from which information is obtained
   • fountainhead, well, wellspring - an abundant source
3. Anything that provides inspiration for later work (synset 105843082)
   is a type of: inspiration - arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
   subtypes:

   • taproot - something that provides an important central source for growth or development
   • muse - the source of an artist's inspiration
   same as: germ, seed
4. A facility where something is available (synset 104270724)
   is a type of: facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
   subtypes:

   • golconda - a source of great wealth (especially a mine)
   • gold mine, goldmine - a good source of something that is desired
5. A person who supplies information (synset 110225604)
   is a type of: communicator - a person who communicates with others
   subtypes:

   • betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer - 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
   same as: informant
6. Someone who originates or causes or initiates something (synset 110145714)
   "he was the generator of several complaints"
   is a type of: maker, shaper - a person who makes things
   subtypes: coiner - someone who is a source of new words or new expressions
   same as: author, generator
7. (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system (synset 113580156)
   "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"
   referred to in: applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology - the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
   is a type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
   subtypes: origin - the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
8. Anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies (synset 109430745)
   "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"
   is a type of: thing - a separate and self-contained entity
   same as: reservoir
9. A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to (synset 107273332)
   "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"
   is a type of: publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
   same as: reference

1. Get (a product) from another country or business (synset 202243318)
   "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"
   is a type of: obtain - come into possession of
   subtypes: outsource - obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out
2. Specify the origin of (synset 200668640)
   "The writer carefully sourced her report"
   is a type of: document - support or supply with references

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