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Source

/sɔːs/

The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

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📖 Definitions of "Source"

noun

1
The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
"The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling."
2
Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
"The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers."
3
A reporter's informant.
4
Source code.

verb

1
To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
2
To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.

🔄 Synonyms of "Source"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
channelnoun	Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
referencenoun	The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
seednoun	(countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
authornoun	The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
beginningnoun	(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
generatornoun	One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
informantnoun	One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
germnoun	A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
originnoun	The beginning of something.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Source"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
beginningnoun	(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
originnoun	The beginning of something.
referencenoun	The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
authornoun	The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
informantnoun	One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
generatornoun	One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
channelnoun	Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
germnoun	A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
seednoun	(countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
providernoun	One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.
suppliesnoun	(chiefly law) Financial resources supplied, often for a particular purpose.
exporternoun	One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country.
resourcenoun	Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
vendornoun	A person or a company that vends or sells.
incomenoun	Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.
fundernoun	One who funds.
suppliernoun	One who supplies; a provider.
officialnoun	An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.
sendingnoun	The act by which somebody or something is sent.