What does Faucet mean?
Definitions for Faucet
ˈfɔ sɪtfaucet
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Princeton's WordNet
faucet, spigotnoun
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Wiktionary
faucetnoun
An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
Etymology: From fausset, perhaps from faux.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Faucetnoun
The pipe inserted into a vessel to give vent to the liquor, and stopped up by a peg or spigot. It is sometimes improperly written fosset.
Etymology: fausset, French; fauces, Latin.
You were out a good wholesome forenoon in hearing a cause between an orange-wife and a fosset-seller, and adjourned a controversy of three-pence to a second audience. William Shakespeare.
If you are sent down to draw drink, and find it will not run, blow strongly into the faucet, and it will immediately pour into your mouth. Jonathan Swift, Direct. to the Butler.
Wikipedia
faucet
A tap (also spigot or faucet: see usage variations) is a valve controlling the release of a liquid or gas.
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faucet
A faucet is a device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe or container. It is commonly found in kitchens, bathrooms, and gardens and is usually operated by turning a handle or knob.
Webster Dictionary
Faucetnoun
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
Faucetnoun
the enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section
Etymology: [F. fausset, perh. fr. L. fauces throat.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Faucet
faw′set, n. a pipe inserted in a barrel to draw liquid. [Fr. fausset.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Faucet in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Faucet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Faucet in a Sentence
We have to turn off the faucet that is continually feeding the river of violence in our cities, there's a tint of racism to this. We don't manufacture guns in Chicago but why are we able to remove 12,000 guns off the street ? Where are they coming from ?
The growth in outdoor [ activities ] comes in the form of new consumers to the world of picnics, and the [ Longaberger ] heritage is not as strong to that market, it's not as easy as just turning on the faucet.
Talent is like a faucet; while it is open, you have to write. Inspiration? - a hoax fabricated by poets for their self-importance.
I don't think in the US it's an issue of collapse, because we can certainly open the faucet for more immigrants anytime we want to, we'll have no paucity of people who want to come through the door to immigrate here in the future. Immigrants and their children are younger than the population as a whole and so that will help to keep the population from aging as well.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette:
No one should have to fear something as basic as turning on the kitchen faucet.
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