fountainhead
foun·tain·head
noun \-ˌhed\Definition of FOUNTAINHEAD
1
: a spring that is the source of a stream
2
: principal source : origin
Examples of FOUNTAINHEAD
- the fountainhead of the faith
- <historically, California has served as the fountainhead of that eclectic group of self-actualization movements known as the New Age>
First Known Use of FOUNTAINHEAD
1585
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Rhymes with FOUNTAINHEAD
acidhead, aforesaid, arrowhead, barrelhead, bubblehead, bufflehead, butterhead, chowderhead, chucklehead, colorbred, copperhead, Diamond Head, dragonhead, dunderhead, featherbed, featherhead, fiddlehead, figurehead, get ahead, gingerbread, go-ahead, hammerhead, head-to-head, Holinshed, infrared, Java Head, knucklehead, letterhead, Lizard Head, loggerhead, lowlihead, maidenhead, Marblehead, metalhead, newlywed, overhead, overspread, pinniped, pointy-head, poppyhead, quadruped, riverbed, running head, saddlebred, Saint John's bread, Samoyed, scratch one's head, showerhead, sleepyhead, slugabed, soda bread, standardbred, straight-ahead, talking head, thoroughbred, thunderhead, timberhead, turn one's head, turtlehead, underbred, watershed, woodenhead
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