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Meaning of "faucet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FAUCET

From Old French fausset, from Provençal falset, from falsar to bore.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FAUCET

faucet  [ˈfɔːsɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAUCET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Faucet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FAUCET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of faucet in the English dictionary

The definition of faucet in the dictionary is a tap fitted to a barrel. Other definition of faucet is a valve by which a fluid flow from a pipe can be controlled by opening and closing an orifice Also called : tap.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAUCET


basset
ˈbæsɪt
corset
ˈkɔːsɪt
cruset
ˈkruːsɪt
deficit
ˈdɛfɪsɪt
Dorset
ˈdɔːsɪt
doucet
ˈduːsɪt
elicit
ɪˈlɪsɪt
explicit
ɪkˈsplɪsɪt
facet
ˈfæsɪt
Fawcett
ˈfɔːsɪt
illicit
ɪˈlɪsɪt
implicit
ɪmˈplɪsɪt
lancet
ˈlɑːnsɪt
Massachuset
ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪt
sit
sɪt
solicit
səˈlɪsɪt
Somerset
ˈsʌməsɪt
tercet
ˈtɜːsɪt
transit
ˈtrænsɪt
worset
ˈwɜːsɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAUCET

fau-pas
faubourg
faucal
fauces
fauchion
faucial
faugh
fauld
Faulkner
Faulknerian
fault
fault line
fault plane
fault tree
fault-find
fault-finder
fault-finding
fault-tolerant
faultful
faultier

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAUCET

avocet
Condorcet
dulcet
Exocet
hic jacet
lacet
mixing faucet
non licet
placet
salicet
scilicet
star facet
tacet
videlicet

Synonyms and antonyms of faucet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FAUCET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «faucet» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of faucet
spigot · spout · stopcock · tap · valve

Translation of «faucet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAUCET

Find out the translation of faucet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of faucet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «faucet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水龙头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grifo
570 millions of speakers

English

faucet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صنبور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кран
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

torneira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

robinet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蛇口
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수도꼭지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kran banyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vòi nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குழாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

musluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rubinetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kran
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кран
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

robinet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρύση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kraan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kran
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tappekran
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of faucet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAUCET»

The term «faucet» is very widely used and occupies the 17.859 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAUCET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «faucet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «faucet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about faucet

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7 QUOTES WITH «FAUCET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word faucet.
1
Jean Anouilh
Talent is like a faucet, while it is open, one must write.
2
Brandi Carlile
When I turned 30, I started to feel all those miles. At times, you want to turn the faucet off a bit, but I never want to stop traveling. That's what it's all about - taking the music to the people.
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Billie Holiday
Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on.
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Jan Koum
Utilities get out of the way. Can you imagine if you flipped a light switch and had to watch an ad before you got electricity? Can you imagine if you turned on a faucet and had to watch an ad before the water came out?
5
Greg MacGillivray
My goal is that after seeing 'Grand Canyon,' every person in the audience will go home knowing they have to conserve water: even something as simple as installing a low-flow toilet or showerhead, or turning off the faucet while they're brushing their teeth.
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Marya Mannes
Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow The faucet leak, and learn to leave them so.
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Charles Olson
This morning of the small snow I count the blessings, the leak in the faucet which makes of the sink time, the drop of the water on water.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAUCET»

Discover the use of faucet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to faucet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Mechanics Plumbing & Heating
Faucet installation has not changed much over the years. While plastic fasteners and flexible supply risers have made the job easier, the process remains much the same. Often the most complicated part of the job is selecting the faucet itself.
Albert Jackson, David Day, 2006
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Popular Mechanics
If a swing-spout-type kitchen faucet leaks at the spout joint, it probably needs a new O-ring. Remove the spout and retaining parts and take the old O-rings to your plumbing supplier so that they can be matched with a new set. REPAIRING  ...
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Black & Decker The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair: with ...
ll is-wt ti: non: ;;.;,u-4, inn: NETWIIGHT 5 UL Specialty tools and materials for faucet repairs include penetrating oil (A), seat wrench (B), seat-dressing (reamer) tool (C), handle puller (D), plumber's putty (E), basin wrench (F), silicone caulk (G ).
Editors of Creative Publishing, 2008
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College Physics: Reasoning and Relationships
EXAMPLE 10.9 Speed of Water from a Faucet Figure 10.27 shows the water system for a typical house. The source is a water tower located at some height above the houses it serves. In this particular water tower, the surface of the water in the ...
Nicholas Giordano, 2009
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New Fix-it-yourself Manual
Repairing spout drips and handle leaks IShut off water supply to faucet and drain it. Use a basin wrench to unscrew supply tube coupling nuts and locknuts holding faucet to sink. Apply penetrating oil to loosen rusted locknuts. In some sinks ...
Editors of Reader's Digest, 2009
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The Little Faucet That Never Stopped Dripping
On the fifth day, the little faucet “Drip Drop” turned his handle “SqueakSqueack” as much as he could “Squeak” to make his puddle “Splish Splash” as big as he could “Squeak” for all his new friends “Squeeeaaak” to play in. Suddenly there was ...
Spring Jackson, 2012
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Householder's Survival Manual
Repairing a Faucet Most faucet valves can be repaired by a householder armed with the right tools. Getting the right parts There are essentially four types of faucets, each with many variations, resulting in literally dozens of slightly different  ...
Reader's Digest, 1999
8
I Found a Lizard Living in My Faucet
This colorful children's book is a gripping story about a small lizard that lost his pose after sneaking into a young girl's bathroom faucet.
Sheila Craan, 2012
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Old-House Journal
1. Shut off the water supply to the faucet. 2. Remove the faucet handle, normally secured to the stem with a screw hidden under a decorative cap. Difficult handles may require a faucet-handle puller (similar to a miniature gear puller). Faucets ...
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Popular Mechanics
Faucet Source List For more information about the products in this article, contact the following: Ill J. w 5 < 111 111 2 O LU. 6 The undermounted handles and spout on this Monticello mini-wide faucet will fit any standard 4-ln. centerset basin  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAUCET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term faucet is used in the context of the following news items.
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McKeesport residents complain about brown water
... her home late Thursday night, and when she got up in the middle of the night, she was shocked by what came out of her bathroom faucet. «WPXI Pittsburgh, Jul 15»
2
NJ Home Makeover: Pittstown couple create $50K dream kitchen
The polished nickel cabinet hardware and faucet looked much better than the chrome or brass we initially considered. The granite people ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
3
Lawsuit says million misspent on fountains, Hurricane Katrina help
Like the drip-drip-drip of a leaky faucet, attorneys representing Portland water and sewer users challenging even more utility bureau payments ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»
4
Restored Boat To Star In Film About Ernest Hemingway
Fernandez made it his mission to restore the vessel, finding original fixtures, from every plank of wood and ribbing, down to the stove and faucet ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
5
Carrollton to open city's first dog park
... a shade structure with picnic tables, drinking fountains for both humans and dogs and a hose-off faucet for those occasional dirty doggies. «Star Local Media, Jul 15»
6
An old-fashioned rain barrel is satisfying to make, smart to have
City plumbing made it easy to flick a faucet. In fact, Little Rock was among cities that once banned rain barrels as a needless source of ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
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The Sonora Police Department reported the following:
10:09 a.m., theft — A faucet and pond pump were stolen Tuesday night on Old Wards Ferry Road. 7:24 p.m., warrant arrests — A man and ... «Union Democrat, Jul 15»
8
City to Conduct Tests on Water System
... not involve significant water flows,” Kennedy said. Customers who do see discoloration or any sediment should run a cold water faucet until the water is clear. «Lexington News Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Family terrorized in home invasion shooting, and thieves got away …
Omar Garcia says the water was too hot to take a shower in so he went outside to get cooler water from a faucet. The father of three says the ... «KTRK-TV, Jul 15»
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Los Gatos-Saratoga: Fixing a leaky bathtub faucet--hey, how tough …
Of course, all it really was a leaky bathtub faucet, but was amazing how loud something you can't even hear during the day becomes during the ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»

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