headspring

noun

Definition of headspringnext
as in hot spring

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Recent Examples of headspring When the headsprings reach capacity, the park closes entirely, so timing matters. — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026 Walk the half-mile trail from the headspring with your gear to scuba dive at Blue Hole Spring (most divers refer to this spring as Jug Spring; bring a cart or wheelbarrow along to lighten the load). — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024 Cost is $2 per person to enter the park, which also serves up food at Paradise Treats and Spring Side Cafe, a viewing deck of the headspring and paved walkways that run along the Silver River and through ornamental gardens. — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headspring
  1. hot spring
  2. spring
  3. fountain
  4. wellspring
  5. fountainhead
Noun
  • Atona was first announced in 2022, and the brand will debut in 2028 with properties in iconic hot spring destinations like Yufu, Hakone and Yakushima.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The 3-night, 4-day trip includes two nights onboard the train and one night at a renowned hot spring resort.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hot spring
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  • The practice of setting clocks ahead an hour in the spring and back an hour in the fall was originally instituted to save money and energy.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Charlize Theron Charlize Theron brought a pop of color to the gala in her emerald fringe dress from Givenchy’s spring 2027 ready-to-wear collection.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of spring
Noun
  • The bar, including its signature fountain, is festooned with thousands of marigolds, while a super spooky painted calavera looms from the ceiling behind the bar.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Most of the candy is in spotless Plexiglas bins, hundreds of them, and throughout the shop are fresh confections such as ice cream, sodas, a chocolate fountain.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of fountain
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  • Philbrick, who is seventy years old, has lived for the past four decades on Nantucket, a home that has doubled as the wellspring of his career.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Spending two years writing his autobiography, the 2023 bestseller Scattershot, and working on a forthcoming documentary, unleashed a creative wellspring in Bernie Taupin.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of wellspring
Noun
  • Their destination was the ancestral hearth, spiritual fountainhead, and reliquary of antiquities, the country home of the Wariboko war-canoe family.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Drummer Booker Stardrum sits behind the kit for rising jazz jammers SML, while Moog player Ben Vida co-founded the turn-of-the-century minimalist-ambient group Town & Country, and logged time in post-emo fountainhead Joan of Arc.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 3 July 2026
Definition of fountainhead

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“Headspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headspring. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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