fountain, fount
(noun) a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
fountain, jet
(noun) an artificially produced flow of water
fountain
(noun) a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
(noun) a natural flow of ground water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fountain (plural fountains)
(originally) A natural source of water; a spring.
An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.
The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
A source or origin of a flow (e.g, of favors or knowledge).
(heraldiccharge) A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.
(juggling) A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it.
(US) A soda fountain.
(US) A drink poured from a soda fountain, or the cup it is poured into.
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fountain (third-person singular simple present fountains, present participle fountaining, simple past and past participle fountained)
(intransitive) To flow or gush as if from a fountain.
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Fountain
A ghost town in California.
A city in Colorado.
A city in Fountain County, Indiana, USA formerly known as Portland.
A village in Michigan.
A town in Minnesota.
A town in North Carolina.
A town in Wisconsin.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fountain is the 1,774th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20,193 individuals. Fountain is most common among White (61.91%) and Black (32.19%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Foun"tain, n. Etym: [F. fontaine, LL. fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for ornament.
3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink fountain in a printing press, etc.
4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is supplied continuously; origin; source. Judea, the fountain of the gospel. Fuller. Author of all being, Fountain of light, thyself invisible. Milton. Air fountain. See under Air.
– Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle. Young.
– Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of ink, as from elevated reservoir.
– Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated reservoir.
– Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which furnishes a supply of ink.
– Fountain pump. (a) A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump. (b) A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for watering plants, etc.
– Fountain shell (Zoöl.), the large West Indian conch shell (Strombus gigas).
– Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
