All wellspring synonyms
well·spring
W w noun wellspring
- fountain — a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream.
- aquifer — In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds water.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- fountainhead — a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream.
- origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
- root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?