Thesaurus results for HEADSPRING

headspring

noun

Definition of headspring

as in hot spring

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

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

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

In a case this spring, a jury in California found Meta and YouTube liable in a social media addiction case.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of spring

Noun

Adell hit a no-doubt 440-foot shot into the left-center fountains off Royals starter Daniel Lynch IV, effectively knocking Lynch from the game.

— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Lourdes water is free to access from the sanctuary’s taps and drinking fountains.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of fountain

Noun

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

Browse Nearby Words

heads off

headspring

headsprings

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Headspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headspring. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of headspring

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

regimen

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes