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
  • Treating the Hot Spring Like a Pool Visiting a hot spring or sento public bath is a literal immersion in a bathing culture that has lasted more than a millennium.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
  • The animals have been seen on airport runways, walking on golf courses, roaming near schools and causing panic in supermarkets and hot spring resorts almost on a daily basis.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of hot spring
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  • The spring was tough for Ruud, who was a close friend to Raheem Morris and owes his spot in the NFL to the Falcons’ former coach.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
  • Guerendo tore a pec in the spring and faces an uphill battle to make the team after San Francisco invested in Jordan James and Kaelon Black in the last two drafts to back up Christian McCaffrey.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of spring
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  • Attendees are welcomed into the Nickelodeon activation with bubbles, a slime fountain and a big orange DJ stand spinning cartoon classics.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
  • Its famous holiday lights won’t be on display during the first half of the season, but the fountains and public art still give the district plenty of visual appeal.
    — Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of fountain
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  • For much of her defining run, Lizzo was emblematic of an idyllic extramusical experiment, her songs a wellspring for yas queen enthusiasm.
    — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 16 June 2026
  • The collection’s wellspring is the late-19th century and early-20th ceramics of Nampeyo of Hano (Tewa) and Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso).
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of wellspring
Noun
  • 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
  • The board pointed to the 46th annual OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, June 27, along Newport Avenue as a possible fountainhead of public input, given the usual thousands of people who attend.
    — Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Definition of fountainhead

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“Headspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headspring. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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