ALL meanings of source
source
S s - noun source the beginning or place of origin of a stream or river. 1
- transitive verb source obtain 1
- noun source beginning of a stream, river 1
- noun source journalism 1
- noun source reference, book 1
- noun source cause 1
- noun source origin 1
- verb without object source to seek information about or consider possible options, available personnel, or the like: a job recruiter who was merely sourcing. 1
- verb with object source to find or acquire a source, especially a supplier, for: Some of the components are now sourced in Hong Kong. 1
- noun source any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium? 1
- noun source a book, statement, person, etc., supplying information. 1
- noun source the person or business making interest or dividend payments. 1
- noun source a manufacturer or supplier. 1
- noun source Archaic. a natural spring or fountain. 1
- verb with object source to give or trace the source for: The research paper was not accurately sourced. The statement was sourced to the secretary of state. 1
- verb without object source to contract a manufacturer or supplier: Many large companies are now sourcing overseas. 1
- noun source that from which something comes into existence, develops, or derives 0
- countable noun source The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from. 0
- verb source In business, if a person or firm sources a product or a raw material, they find someone who will supply it. 0
- countable noun source A source is a person or book that provides information for a news story or for a piece of research. 0
- countable noun source The source of a difficulty is its cause. 0
- countable noun source The source of a river or stream is the place where it begins. 0
- verb transitive source to identify the source of (information, quotations, etc.) 0
- verb transitive source to obtain (parts, materials, etc.) from a source of supply 0
- noun source the point or thing from which light rays, sound waves, etc. emanate 0
- noun source a person, book, document, etc. that provides information 0
- noun source any person, place, or thing by which something is supplied 0
- noun source the point or place from which something originates 0
- noun source a spring, fountain, etc. that is the starting point of a stream 0
- verb source to establish an originator or source of (a product, piece of information, etc) 0
- verb source to originate from 0
- verb source to determine the source of a news report or story 0
- noun source the electrode region in a field-effect transistor from which majority carriers flow into the interelectrode conductivity channel 0
- noun source anything, such as a story or work of art, that provides a model or inspiration for a later work 0
- noun source (as modifier) 0
- noun source any person, book, organization, etc, from which information, evidence, etc, is obtained 0
- noun source a person, group, etc, that creates, issues, or originates something 0
- noun source the area where the headwaters of a river rise 0
- noun source a spring that forms the starting point of a stream; headspring 0