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wellspring
noun well·spring \-ˌspriŋ\
: something or someone that provides a large amount of something : a good source of something
Full Definition of WELLSPRING
: a source of continual supply <a wellspring of information>
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First Known Use of WELLSPRING
before 12th century
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Rhymes with WELLSPRING
Anqing, backswing, Baoding, bedspring, Beijing, bi-swing, bitewing, bowstring, bullring, Chongqing, clearwing, downswing, drawstring, D ring, earring, first-string, forewing, G-string, greenwing, growth ring, hairspring, hamstring, handspring, headspring, heartstring, hind wing, hot spring, Kunming, lacewing, lapwing, latchstring, left-wing, mainspring, Nanjing, Nan Ling, Nanning, O-ring, offspring, plaything, redwing, right-wing, seal ring, shoestring, slip ring, sure thing, unsling, unstring, upspring, upswing, waxwing, whitewing, wingding, Xining
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