thing vs source

source vs thing

thing and source both are nouns.

thing is not a verb while source is a verb.

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

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

thing: a separate and self-contained entity
source: anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

Other hyponyms of thing include content, depicted object, subject, body of water, water, inessential, nonessential, essential, necessary, necessity, requirement, requisite, part, piece, reservoir, building block, unit, variable.

thing (noun)	source (noun)
a separate and self-contained entity	a facility where something is available
an action	anything that provides inspiration for later work
an artifact	a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
an entity that is not named specifically	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
a special abstraction	anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
a special objective	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
a vaguely specified concern	a person who supplies information
a statement regarded as an object	(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
an event
a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
a special situation

thing (verb)	source (verb)
	specify the origin of
	get (a product) from another country or business

Difference between thing and source

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