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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an abundant source;
- Example: "she was a well of information"
[syn: well, wellspring, fountainhead]

2. the source of water from which a stream arises;
- Example: "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
[syn: fountainhead, headspring, head]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

fountainhead \fountainhead\ n.
   1. an abundant source.

   Syn: well, wellspring.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. the source of water from which a stream arises.

   Syn: headspring, head.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fountainhead
    n 1: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn:
         well, wellspring, fountainhead]
    2: the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked
       him back toward the head of the stream" [syn: fountainhead,
       headspring, head]