faucet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɑsɪt/ (cot-caught-merger)
- (US) audio
- fôʹsĭt (UK)
- /ˈfɔsɪt/ (US)
- /ˈfɔːsɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English faucet, fawcett, from Old French fausset, of uncertain origin: * Possibly from Late Latin falsāre (“to falsify”) or from a diminutive of Latin faux, faucēs (“throat”). * Alternatively, from Old Norse foss, fors (“waterfall”), thus, cognate with English force, foss.
Meanings
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(Canada, US) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
Wallace beats his palm against the reluctant handle of the faucet until it gives way, and the water comes out too hard, too fast.
2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 80:The rain ceased as if a faucet had been turned off.
- (qualifier:game development) One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation
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A tapered tube, designed to be forced into a matching hole in a barrel, with the outer end holding a plug cock for decanting liquid from the barrel.
The pipe or faucet or rather fast set, so called, because it is set fast in.
1585, Adrianus Junius, John Higgins, The Nomenclator, Or Remembrancer of Adrianus Iunius Physician ... VVritten ... in Latine, Greeke, French and Other Forrein Tongues : and Now in English by J. Higins... VVith ... a Dictional Index, London: Ralph Newberie and Henrie Denham, sourced from British Library, via Google Books, page 238:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| faucets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
health faucet · faucetry · faucetless · Bitcoin faucet · faucet aerator · faucetlike
Hypernyms
Synonyms
Translations (153)
cs kohoutek (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · es pluma (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ro robinet (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · cy dwsel (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ckb شێرە (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · sl pipa (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · nan-hbl 水道頭 /水道头 (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · nl kraan (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · pa ਟੂਟੀ (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · mk чешма (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · gl billa (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · bg кран (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · nrf coq (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · pl bateria (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · uk кран (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · it spina (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ta குழாய் (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · hu csaptelep (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · lv krāns (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · be кран (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ja 蛇口 (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · hi नल (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · fi vesihana (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · nl tap (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · de Spund (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ar حَنَفِيَّة (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · de Mischbatterie (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · sk kohútik (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · fi hana (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · es canilla (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · az kran (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ca aixeta (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · kxd paip (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ps شيردان (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · is hani (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · tk kran (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ur نَل (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · cmn 龍頭 /龙头 (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · mn усны цорго (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · acw بَزبوز (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · hu csap (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · pdt Kron (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · tl gripo (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · fr robinet (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · nb kran (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · rsk чоп (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · yue 水龍頭 /水龙头 (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · mi putawai (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · mt vit (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · de Armatur (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · pt bica (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · is krani (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · nan-hbl 水拵頭 /水拵头 (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · kmr zembere (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ary روبيني (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · pa ٹُوٹِی (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · fr champlure (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · de Kran (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · bo ཁ་གཅུས (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · he בֶּרֶז (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ml ടാപ്പ് (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · mr नळ (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · wa cråne (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · cs kohout (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · uz kran (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · de Auslaufventil (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · eo krano (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · km ក្បាលម៉ាស៊ីនទឹក (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · cmn 水龍頭 /水龙头 (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · kk кран (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · cy tap (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · lt čiaupas (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ota موصلق (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · sh slàvina (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · tet torneira (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · uli kiyel chaael (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · lo ກ໊ອກນ້ຳ (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · mi kōrere wai (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · bn কল (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · tg кран (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · pl kurek (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · prs شیر (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · aii ܒܵܢܒܘܼܠܵܐ (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · afb حنفية (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · sw bilula (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · cs pípa (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ga buacaire (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · es llave (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · th ก๊อกน้ำ (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · de Zapfen (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · sq rubinet (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · th ก๊อก (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · sh сла̀вина (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ms kepala paip (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · si කරාම (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · sm paipa (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · hi टोंटी (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · kmr henef (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · kmr henîfe (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · mn крант (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · hy ծորակ (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · vi rô-bi-nê (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · gu નળ (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ka კრანი (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · id keran (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · az şir (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · mi kōrere (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ca canella (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · pl kran (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · de Wasserhahn (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · acm حَنَفِيَّة (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ug كران (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ru кран (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · izh naka (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · el βρύση (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ko 수도꼭지 (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · kmr mislik (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · fa-ira شیر (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ast cañu (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ar صُنْبُور (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ru крант (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · kmr henefî (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · vi vòi (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · mk славина (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ug ۋودوپروۋود جۈمىكى (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · sv kran (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · my ဘုံပိုင် (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · da vandhane (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ky кран (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · es paja (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · de Hahn (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · pl zawór (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · hu vízcsap (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · aii ܦܸܬܝܘܿܢ (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · es bitoque (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · sw mfereji (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · es grifo (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · lo ກ໊ອກ (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · bg чешма́ (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · km ចំពួយ (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · mr तोटी (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ary بزبوز (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ast caniya (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ga sconna (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · es caño (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · az qırna (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · to tepi (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · et kraan (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · eu txorrota (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · tr musluk (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · ka ონკანი (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · pt torneira (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir) · it rubinetto (an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir)