fountain in English dictionary

  • fountain

    Meanings and definitions of "fountain"

    • (originally) A spring, natural source of water.
    • The structure from which an artificial fountain issues
    • A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
    • A source, origin of a flow (e.g. of favors, of knowledge).
    • A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that thows it.
    • (US) A soda fountain.
    • To flow or gush as if from a fountain.
    • noun
      (originally)
      A spring, natural source of water.
    • noun
      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.
    • noun
      The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
    • noun
      A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
    • noun
      A source, origin of a flow (e.g. of favors, of knowledge).
    • noun
      A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that thows it.
    • noun
      (heraldry)
      A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.
    • noun
      (US)
      A soda fountain.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To flow or gush as if from a fountain.
    • artificial water feature
    • structure from which a fountain issues
    • source, origin of a flow
    • A stream of water that is forced up into the air through a small hole, especially for decorative effect.
    • An ornamental water feature consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.
    • noun
      an artificially produced flow of water
    • noun
      a natural flow of ground water
    • noun
      a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
    • noun
      a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

    Synonyms of "fountain" in English dictionary

    flowing, natural spring, outflow are the top synonyms of "fountain" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of fountain

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza fountain, lm  liczba mnoga fountains
    • fountain ( plural  fountains)
    • fountain ( third-person singular simple present fountains, present participle fountaining, simple past and past participle fountained)
    • fountain (plural fountains)
    • fountain (third-person singular simple present fountains, present participle fountaining, simple past and past participle fountained)
  • Fountain

    Meanings and definitions of "fountain"

    • proper
      A ghost town in California.
    • proper
      A city in Colorado.
    • proper
      A village in Michigan.
    • proper
      A town in Minnesota.
    • proper
      A town in North Carolina.
    • proper
      A town in Wisconsin.
    • Fountain (Duchamp)

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