 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
wellspring
noun
1: the source of water for a well [syn: {wellhead}]
2: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: {well},
{fountainhead}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Wellspring \Well"spring'\, noun
A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that
hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. --Prov.
xvi. 22.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "wellspring":
bonanza, cornucopia, font, fount, fountain, fountainhead,
gold mine, headspring, headstream, headwater, inception, lode,
mainspring, mine, origin, provenance, provenience, quarry,
resource, riverhead, root, source, source of supply, spring,
springhead, staple, vein, well, wellhead
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