"springhead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: springheads [plural]
Etymology: From spring + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spring|head}} spring + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} springhead (plural springheads)
  1. The source of a natural spring. Translations (The source of a natural spring): извор (izvor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 泉眼 (quányǎn) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-springhead-en-noun-u-ual2PJ Disambiguation of 'The source of a natural spring': 72 28 0
  2. (figuratively) A source. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-springhead-en-noun-RaXB5aS6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 49 18 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 18 76 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 81 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 84 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 90 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 83 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 76 4
  3. A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
    Sense id: en-springhead-en-noun-76zP9DgM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fountainhead

Inflected forms

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