headspring meaning

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headspring (noun): the source of water from which a stream arises.

Definition of headspring

  1. the source of water from which a stream arises
    • they tracked him back toward the head of the stream

    Synonyms: fountainhead, head

    Type of: beginning

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in NG · 10-letter words

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