Source

noun

soʊrs

Noun

a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
“he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation”
Similar:Reference
Type of:Publication
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
“Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River”
Similar:BeginningOriginRootRootage
Type of:Point
(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
“a heat source”
“a source of carbon dioxide”
Type of:ActivityAction
a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
“the reporter had two sources for the story”
Type of:DocumentPapers
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
Similar:Author Generator
Type of:ShaperMaker
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
Similar:Reservoir
Type of:Thing
anything that provides inspiration for later work
Similar:Germ Seed
Type of:Inspiration
a person who supplies information
Similar:Informant
Type of:Communicator
a facility where something is available
Type of:InstallationFacility

get (a product) from another country or business
“She sourced a supply of carpet”
Type of:Obtain
specify the origin of
“The writer carefully sourced her report”
Type of:Document