FAUCET

faucet, spigot

(noun) a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

faucet (plural faucets)

(North America) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

(game development) One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation

Antonym: sink

Synonyms

• tap, spigot

Hypernyms

• valve

Anagrams

• fucate

Source: Wiktionary


Fau"cet, n. Etym: [F. fausset, perh. fr. L. fauces throat.]

1. 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.

2. The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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