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
Noun
  • The most critical delay, military officials said, came in the spring and summer of 2024.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The announcements in the spring of their returns — along with those of twin centers Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivišić and wing Jake Davis — was big offseason news.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of spring
Noun
  • The 190,000-square-foot Royal Poinciana Plaza, designed in 1957 by renowned architect John Volk in the heart of Palm Beach Island, features lush gardens, palm trees, fountains and two central courtyards.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Anchored by a 17th-century Swiss stone fountain, the courtyard establishes a sense of unity.
    — Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fountain
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  • Her works draw upon wellsprings of both textile history and technical innovation.
    — Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Birchmore case was also a wellspring for those seeking the Norfolk DA job, with a review of the Stoughton Police Explorers youth program, and others like it, being a significant part of Perkins’ platform.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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