headstream

head·stream

noun \-ˌstrēm\

Definition of HEADSTREAM

: a stream that is the source of a river

Examples of HEADSTREAM

1. <the headstreams of the Ganges River arise in the Himalayas>

First Known Use of HEADSTREAM

14th century

Related to HEADSTREAM

Synonyms: head, headwater, source

Related Words: fountain, fountainhead, geyser, headspring, hot spring, spring, wellspring; branch, feeder, tributary

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Rhymes with HEADSTREAM

abeam, agleam, airstream, berseem, beseem, bireme, blaspheme, bloodstream, centime, coal seam, cold cream, crossbeam, daydream, downstream, dream team, drill team, egg cream, esteem, extreme, French seam, grapheme, Gulf Stream, hakim, high beam, hornbeam, I beam, ice cream, inseam, jet stream, kilim, lexeme, live steam, low beam, mainstream, midstream, millime, millstream, moonbeam, morpheme, onstream, phoneme, pipe dream, redeem, regime, rhyme scheme, sealed-beam, sememe, sidestream, slipstream, sour cream, sunbeam, supreme, tag team, Tarim, third-stream, toneme, trireme, unseam, upstream, warp beam, wet dream