headspring

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Meaning

1. noun A fountainhead; a source.
2. noun A basis or foundation.
3. noun A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
4. noun A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
5. verb To perform a headspring.

Similar words

fountainhead head wellspring headwaters origin root beginning parent upspring authorship

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Word family

headsprings