fountain.
A natural source of water; a spring.
Meaning & usage
A natural source of water; a spring.
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.
His house is right beside that fountain on Street 15.
The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).
A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.
A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it.
A soda fountain.
A drink poured from a soda fountain, or the cup it is poured into.
A ground-based firework that projects sparks similar to a water fountain.
Anything that resembles a fountain in operation.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English [Term?]; from Old French fontaine (whence modern fontaine); from Late Latin fontana, from Latin fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons (“source, spring”).
To flow or gush as if from a fountain.
Lava fountained from the volcano.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English [Term?]; from Old French fontaine (whence modern fontaine); from Late Latin fontana, from Latin fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons (“source, spring”).
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