faucet
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faucet
- /ˈfɔːsɪt/ UK
- /ˈfɔsɪt/ US
- /ˈfɑsɪt/ cot caught merger
Sounds like Fawcett · Rhymes with -ɔːsɪt
Where it comes from
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.
noun faucets
- An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir. The rain ceased as if a faucet had been turned off.
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One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation
Opposite: sink
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stopcock, valve, pump, spigot, tap, drippy, pour, fosset, faucet aerator, faucal, faucist, fount, faucism, fascet, fountain, flapper
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noun an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
| Español | canilla, caño, grifo, llave, paja, pluma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수도꼭지 sudokkokji |
| 日本語 | 蛇口 jaguchi |
| 中文 | 水龍頭 /水龙头 shuǐlóngtóu, 龍頭 /龙头 lóngtóu |
| हिन्दी | नल nal, टोंटी ṭõṭī |
| Kiswahili | mfereji, bilula |
| Português | bica, torneira |
| Français | champlure, robinet |
| Deutsch | Armatur, Auslaufventil, Hahn, Kran, Mischbatterie, Spund |
| Italiano | rubinetto, spina |
| Ελληνικά | βρύση vrýsi |
| Română | robinet |
| Русский | кран kran, крант krant |
| Tiếng Việt | vòi, rô-bi-nê |
| العربية | حَنَفِيَّة ḥanafiyya, صُنْبُور ṣunbūr |
| עברית | בֶּרֶז bérez |
Talk about this word "faucet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/faucet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. faucet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/faucet "faucet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/faucet.Cite this
@misc{faucet_2026,
title = {faucet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/faucet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
