source vs head

source and head both are nouns.

source and head both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
source	Yes	No	Yes	No
head	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, head is a hyponym of source; that is, head is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than source:

source: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
head: the source of water from which a stream arises

Other hyponyms of source include derivation, spring, fountainhead, headspring, headwater, wellhead, wellspring, jumping-off place, point of departure, birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience, home, point source, trail head, trailhead.

source (noun)	head (noun)
a facility where something is available	oral stimulation of the genitals
anything that provides inspiration for later work	a single domestic animal
a document (or organization) from which information is obtained	a projection out from one end
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to	a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
the place where something begins, where it springs into being	(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies	the striking part of a tool
someone who originates or causes or initiates something	(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
a person who supplies information	(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system	the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
	the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
	that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
	that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
	a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
	a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
	the subject matter at issue
	(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
	forward movement
	a difficult juncture
	the front of a military formation or procession
	the top of something
	the source of water from which a stream arises
	the part in the front or nearest the viewer
	the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
	a rounded compact mass
	a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
	a person who is in charge
	the educator who has executive authority for a school
	a user of (usually soft) drugs
	an individual person
	the pressure exerted by a fluid
	a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
	the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
	the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

source (verb)	head (verb)
specify the origin of	remove the head of
get (a product) from another country or business	to go or travel towards
	direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
	travel in front of; go in advance of others
	be in charge of
	be in the front of or on top of
	be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
	form a head or come or grow to a head
	take its rise

source vs head

source and head both are nouns.

source and head both are verbs.

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