Definition

Noun: A place where water flows naturally from the ground to the surface. It is a point where groundwater emerges from an aquifer, often forming a small stream or pool.

Usage

The term "natural spring" is used to describe a specific geographical feature. It emphasizes the water source's natural, non-mechanical origin. - The hikers refilled their bottles at the natural spring. - The property is valuable because it has a natural spring on it.

Advanced Usage

• "to spring from": While this phrasal verb uses the base word "spring," it can conceptually relate to a point of origin, similar to how water originates from a spring.
  • Many great ideas spring from simple observations.
• "spring-fed": This compound adjective describes a body of water supplied by a spring.
  • The pond is spring-fed, so it stays clear and cool.

Variants and Related Words

• Spring (n): The more common, shorter form of "natural spring."
  • They camped near a mountain spring.
• Springwater (n): Water that comes from a spring.
  • This brand bottles pure springwater.
• Hot spring (n): A spring where the water is geothermally heated.
  • They visited a famous hot spring resort.

Synonyms

• Fountain (in a natural context, though often implies a man-made structure).
• Wellspring (often used metaphorically for a source or origin).

Related Phrases

• "The spring of life": A poetic or metaphorical phrase for a vital source.
  • The forest was the spring of life for the ancient tribe.

Noun

1. a natural flow of ground water