| Main Entry: | fount |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | origin |
Synonyms: |
beginning, derivation, fountain, fountainhead, mine, provenance, provenience, root, source, spring, well, wellspring |
| Main Entry: | beginning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | origin, cause |
Synonyms: |
antecedent, birth, conception, egg, embryo, font, fount, fountain, fountainhead, generation, genesis, germ, heart, principle, resource, root, seed, stem, well |
Antonyms: |
conclusion, outcome, result |
| Main Entry: | cradle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | early childhood; origins |
Synonyms: |
babyhood, beginning, birthplace, fount, fountain, fountainhead, infancy, nativity, nursery, origin, source, spring, ultimate cause, wellspring |
| Main Entry: | font |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | source |
Synonyms: |
fount, fountain, genesis, origin, root, seed, wellspring |
| Main Entry: | fountain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | source, often of liquid |
Synonyms: |
bubbler, cause, font, fount, geyser, gush, inception, inspiration, jet, lode, mainspring, mine, origin, play, provenance, provenience, pump, reservoir, root, spout, spray, spring, stream, well, wellhead, wellspring |
| Main Entry: | fountainhead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principal source; person who originates |
Synonyms: |
administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, father, fount, fountain, generator, initiator, leader, maker, mother, originator, spring, wellspring |
| Main Entry: | mine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deposit, supply |
Synonyms: |
abundance, bed, bonanza, ditch, excavation, field, fount, fountain, fund, gold mine, hoard, lode, pit, quarry, reserve, shaft, source, spring, stock, store, treasure trove, treasury, trench, vein, wealth, well, wellspring |
| Main Entry: | source |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning; point of supply |
Synonyms: |
antecedent, author, authority, authorship, begetter, birthplace, cause, commencement, connection, dawn, dawning, derivation, determinant, expert, father, fount, fountain, fountainhead, horse's mouth, inception, informant, maternity, mother, onset, opening, origin, origination, originator, parent, paternity, provenance, provenience, rise, rising, root, specialist, spring, start, starting point, wellspring |
Antonyms: |
effect, end, result |
| Main Entry: | spring |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | origin |
Synonyms: |
beginning, cause, consideration, fount, fountain, fountainhead, impetus, motive, root, source, stimulus, well, wellspring, whence |
Antonyms: |
end, result |
| Main Entry: | store |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection, supply |
Synonyms: |
abundance, accumulation, backlog, cache, fount, fountain, fund, hoard, inventory, lode, lot, mine, nest egg, plenty, plethora, provision, quantity, reserve, reservoir, savings, spring, stock, stockpile, treasure, wares, wealth, well |
| Notes: | at first, shop designated a small retail establishment and store was applied only to a large establishment; now the differences are blurred |
Antonyms: |
debt, need |