faucet
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
Origin of faucet
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The faucet monitors your water usage and can detect leaks, too.
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We learn about his various phobias—his fear of scary TV shows or the sound the bathroom faucet makes.
Fear And Self-Loathing In Scandinavia: The Fiction Of Karl Ove Knausgaard | Ted Gioia | May 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Iranian threat, of course, is real, but its immediacy gets turned on and off by the Prime Minister like a faucet.
The chief drew the tumbler full twice from the faucet and gulped down the water.
The Winning Clue | James Hay, Jr.The hose coupling makes it easy to connect the motor directly to the water faucet.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousFor racking the wine, we should have: 1st a large brass faucet.
When the faucet is closed, the gas supply is shut off and the burners are put out.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel DibbleThere shouldn't be an inch of water-pipe, nor a single faucet, that didn't have his critical inspection—and bill according!
Dorothy | Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for faucet
/ (ˈfɔːsɪt) /
a tap fitted to a barrel
US and Canadian a valve by which a fluid flow from a pipe can be controlled by opening and closing an orifice: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): tap
Origin of faucet
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