Term: point source: a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted
Broader: beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being | Unrelated: whist drive: a progressive whist party
Broader: beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being | Unrelated: street arab: (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
Broader: beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being | Unrelated: virginia crownbeard: tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States
Broader: beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being | Unrelated: tin pan alley: a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business
Broader: beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being | Unrelated: quartile: (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores
Broader: beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being | Unrelated: rump steak: a steak cut from the rump
Broader: beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being | Unrelated: communism: a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
Broader: beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being | Unrelated: general anesthetic: an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness
Broader: beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being | Unrelated: radiology: the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation
Broader: beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being | Unrelated: spoon: a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food