Definitions of source

1.   a person who supplies information

2.   That from which anything rises or originates: origin: the spring from which a stream flows.

3.   a facility where something is available

4.   The spring or fountain from which a stream of water flows; first cause; original; that which gives rise to anything.

5.   The spring or fountain from which a stream of water flows; first cause; original; the first producer.

6.   someone who originates or causes or initiates something; " he was the generator of several complaints"

7.   That from which anything rises; a spring; first cause.

8.   a document ( or organization) from which information is obtained; " the reporter had two sources for the story"

9.   That from which anything comes forth, regarded as its cause or origin; the person from whom anything originates; first cause.

10.   anything that provides inspiration for later work

11.   That from which anything proceeds; origin; fountainhead.

12.   the place where something begins, where it springs into being; " 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"

13.   The rising from the ground, or beginning, of a stream of water or the like; a spring; a fountain.

14.   ( technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; " a heat source"; " a source of carbon dioxide"

15.   specify the origin of; " The writer carefully sourced her report"

16.   a publication ( or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; " he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; " he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"

17.   The act of rising; a rise; an ascent.

18.   get ( a product) from another country or business; " She sourced a supply of carpet"; " They are sourcing from smaller companies"

19.   Origin; spring; that which supplies.

20.   anything ( a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; " an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"

Antonyms for source

child, by-product, outcome, Derivate, result, sink, outgrowth, derivation, consequence, development, offshoot, issue, effect, fruit, aftermath, backwash, corollary, aftereffect, spin off, conclusion, end, product, fate.

Quotes of source

1. For me, our beaches have always been a source of personal inspiration. – Thomas Carper

2. For me the greatest source of income is still movies. Nothing- stocks, financial speculation, real estate speculation or businesses- makes more money for me than making movies. – Jackie Chan

3. God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason. – Dag Hammarskjold

4. It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents. – Eric Hoffer

5. It is the Band which unites the Interests of Individuals; it secures to them their respective Rights, and preserves them from Injuries; it is the Source of numberless Blessings, which are interrupted, or wholly vanish, the Moment it is disturbed. – Charles Inglis

6. If you ever want to get the facts straight about me or the Batman, please write to the original source myself, for the truth, instead of second guessing. – Bob Kane

7. Thoughts create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy, from which new arts flow. – Paracelsus

8. Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit. – William Pollard

9. It's easier to play a dim character, for me, because I have a natural bent for comedy. It's not intrinsic for me to be crafty, so I would have to go outside for a source of origin. I think of myself as pretty dim. – Stephen Root

10. There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny. – Friedrich Schiller

11. The only true source of politeness is consideration. – William Gilmore Simms

12. We cannot be any stronger in our foreign policy for all the bombs and guns we may heap up in our arsenals than we are in the spirit which rules inside the country. Foreign policy, like a river, cannot rise above its source – Adlai Stevenson

13. A lot of people say they want to get out of pain, and I'm sure that's true, but they aren't willing to make healing a high priority. They aren't willing to look inside to see the source of their pain in order to deal with it. – Lindsay Wagner

14. Achievements, seldom credited to their source are the result of unspeakable drudgery and worries. – Richard Wagner

15. Now, there are a very large number of bodily movements, having their source in our nervous system, that do not possess the character of conscious actions. – Wilhelm Wundt

Usage examples for source

1. “ The arrival of my family was a source both of pleasure and pain to me. ” – Valerie by Frederick Marryat

2. “ I was expecting dispatches, important ones, but from another source ” – The Courier of the Ozarks by Byron A. Dunn

3. “ His uniform was a source of extreme pleasure to him. ” – The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon by José Maria Gordon

4. “ " There is the source of the trouble," Venner said. ” – The Mystery of the Four Fingers by Fred M. White

5. “ They are a constant source of trouble and annoyance to their master and to their comrades. ” – Mentally Defective Children by Alfred Binet Théodore Simon

6. “ But all the same, I've a notion I can trace that bottle to its source ” – The Come Back by Carolyn Wells

7. “ Her new house has not been a source of much pleasure to her yet, has it? ” – The Lamplighter by Maria S. Cummins

8. “ This declaration was a source of great comfort to the girl, and a great help towards its own justification; as Mr. Digby probably guessed. ” – A Letter of Credit by Susan Warner

9. “ This was confirmed with the source book. ” – Mr. Hogarth's Will by Catherine Helen Spence

10. “ He knew no source from which the widow could get the money. ” – Herbert Carter's Legacy by Horatio Alger

11. “ The mother ended the scene by turning on Alfred: You have almost broken my heart, you are a constant source of trouble and worry to me and as if that were not sufficient, your father's people must force themselves into our affairs as they always have done since I married into the family. ” – Watch Yourself Go By by Al. G. Field

12. “ " I believe it would be better for you if this colonel of pandours were not your relation," said the king thoughtfully; " there can no good come to you from this source but only evil." ” – Berlin and Sans-Souci by Louise Muhlbach

13. “ The true Source of Supply. ” – New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces by Henry Raymond Rogers

14. “ As for the third source I have never expressed an opinion. ” – A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 by George H. Lowery.

15. “ My dear mother assured me that it was not from any human source that she had learned the tidings, and went on to tell the little incident mentioned above. ” – A Retrospect by James Hudson Taylor

16. “ And it may show us a source for a good deal of the material of dreams and dream states. ” – The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman, M.D.

17. “ This action became the source of much trouble. ” – Benjamin Franklin by John Torrey Morse, Jr.

18. “ With much trouble I induced him to regard you as a source of profit. ” – Denzil Quarrier by George Gissing

19. “ But that's not always a source of suffering. ” – The Spoils of Poynton by Henry James

20. “ This, in fact, is the sole source of any positive value. ” – The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds

Rhymes for source

• bourse, coarse, corse, course, force, fourths, hoarse, horse, morse, norse, sorce;
• divorce, endorse, enforce, midcourse, outsource, perforce, remorse;
• reinforce;