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faucet

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fau·cet  (fôst)
n.
A device for regulating the flow of a liquid from a reservoir such as a pipe or drum. See Regional Note at andiron.

[Middle English, from Old French fausset, cask stopper, from fausser, to break in, from Late Latin falsre, to falsify, from Latin falsus, false; see false.]

faucet [faw-set]
Noun
1. a tap fitted to a barrel
2. US & Canad a tap [Old French fausset]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.faucetfaucet - a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
mixing faucet - single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes
regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
stopcock, turncock, cock - faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
hydrant, water faucet, water tap, tap - a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

faucet
noun U.S., Canad. tap, spout, spigot, stopcock, valve
Translations
Spanish faucet [ˈfɔːsɪt] n (US) → grifo, llave f; canilla (LAM)
French faucet [ˈfɔːsɪt] n (US) → robinet m
German faucet [ˈfɔːsɪt] (US) n(Wasser)hahn m
Italian faucet [ˈfɔːsɪt] n (US) → rubinetto

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It is rather to make the telephone as universal as the water faucet, to bring within speaking distance every economic unit, to connect to the social organism every person who may at any time be needed.
He showed them the sink in the kitchen, with running water and a faucet, something which Teta Elzbieta had never in her wildest dreams hoped to possess.
The water streams through faucets in the face of a wall of ancient masonry which stands removed from the houses of the village.
 
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