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fountain.

A natural source of water; a spring.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfaʊn.tɪn/UK[ˈfaʊn.tn̩]US[ˈfaʊn.ʔn̩]US
  1. A natural source of water; a spring.

  2. 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.
  3. The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.

  4. A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.

  5. A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).

    figuratively
  6. A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.

  7. A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it.

  8. A soda fountain.

    US
  9. A drink poured from a soda fountain, or the cup it is poured into.

    US
  10. A ground-based firework that projects sparks similar to a water fountain.

  11. Anything that resembles a fountain in operation.

    figuratively
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”).

verb/ˈfaʊn.tɪn/UK[ˈfaʊn.tn̩]US[ˈfaʊn.ʔn̩]US
  1. To flow or gush as if from a fountain.

    intransitive
    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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