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    wellspring
    /ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. literary term for well head
    • 2. an abundant source of something: "a wellspring of ideas"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWELLSPRING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WELLSPRING definition: 1. the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something: 2. the place something…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wellspringWellspring Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WELLSPRING is a source of continual supply. How to use wellspring in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › wellspringWELLSPRING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Wellspring definition: the head or source of a spring, stream, river, etc.; fountainhead. . See examples of WELLSPRING used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWELLSPRING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    WELLSPRING meaning: 1. the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something: 2. the place something…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWELLSPRING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. the head or source of a spring, stream, river, etc.; fountainhead. 2. a source or supply of anything, esp. when considered inexhaustible. a wellspring of affection. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wellspringWellspring - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The underground spring that provides water to a well can be called a wellspring. You can also use wellspring to mean the plentiful source of things like good ideas or information. If someone comments that you're a wellspring of jokes, they're using the word metaphorically, to mean that jokes seem to pour out of you like water from a spigot.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › wellspringwellspring noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of wellspring noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.