Faucet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A device for regulating the flow of a liquid from a reservoir such as a pipe or drum. See Regional Note at andiron.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also tap, and cock. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide.
  • n. The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A device fixed in a receptacle or pipe to control the flow of liquid from it by opening or closing an orifice.
  • n. The enlarged end of a pipe fitted to the spigot-end of another pipe.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    regulator    valve   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    tap    cock   
    Hyponym
    cock    water tap    turncock    hydrant    tap    mixing faucet    water faucet    stopcock   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cock    tape    spigot    spile    stopcock    tap   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fellon    tap    spigot    fagot    fixture    fitting    cistern    drain    heater    doorknob