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I think that when Evel Knievel crashed over the fountain at Caesar's, it kind of gave you a credibility and then anticipation for everything he did.
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Meaning of "fountain" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOUNTAIN

From Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontāna, from Latin fons spring, source.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FOUNTAIN

fountain  [ˈfaʊntɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUNTAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fountain 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 FOUNTAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fountain

Fountain

A fountain (from the Latin "fons" (genitive "fontis"), a source or spring) is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air to supply drinking water and/or for a decorative or dramatic effect. Fountains were originally purely functional, connected to springs or aqueducts and used to provide drinking water and water for bathing and washing to the residents of cities, towns and villages. Until the late 19th century most fountains operated by gravity, and needed a source of water higher than the fountain, such as a reservoir or aqueduct, to make the water flow or jet into the air. In addition to providing drinking water, fountains were used for decoration and to celebrate their builders. Roman fountains were decorated with bronze or stone masks of animals or heroes. In the Middle Ages, Moorish and Muslim garden designers used fountains to create miniature versions of the gardens of paradise. King Louis XIV of France used fountains in the Gardens of Versailles to illustrate his power over nature.

Definition of fountain in the English dictionary

The first definition of fountain in the dictionary is a jet or spray of water or some other liquid. Other definition of fountain is a structure from which such a jet or a number of such jets spurt, often incorporating figures, basins, etc. Fountain is also a natural spring of water, esp the source of a stream.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOUNTAIN


amarantin
ˌæməˈræntɪn
catamountain
ˈkætəˌmaʊntɪn
chryselephantine
ˌkrɪsɛlɪˈfæntɪn
dentin
ˈdentɪn
gabapentin
ˌɡæbəˈpɛntɪn
intermountain
ˌɪntəˈmaʊntɪn
intine
ˈɪntɪn
mountain
ˈmaʊntɪn
muntin
ˈmʌntɪn
OxyContin
ˌɒksɪˈkɒntɪn
plantain
ˈplæntɪn
quintain
ˈkwɪntɪn
Tintin
ˈtɪntɪn
transmountain
trænzˈmaʊntɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOUNTAIN

founder
founder member
founder´s type
founderous
founders´ shares
founding
founding father
Founding Fathers
foundling
foundress
foundries
foundry
foundry proof
foundry sand
fount
fountain pen
fountained
fountainhead
Fountains Abbey
fountful

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOUNTAIN

Black Mountain
Britain
buck´s horn plantain
cat-o´-mountain
contain
drinking fountain
great plantain
maintain
man-mountain
Ngaliema Mountain
rattlesnake plantain
snow-on-the-mountain
Snowy Mountain
soda fountain
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Table Mountain
the Black Mountain
the Mountain
water fountain
water plantain
Welsh Mountain

Synonyms and antonyms of fountain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOUNTAIN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fountain» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fountain

Translation of «fountain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOUNTAIN

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

Translator English - Chinese

喷泉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuente
570 millions of speakers

English

fountain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फव्वारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نافُورَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фонтан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fonte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফোয়ারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fontaine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Air pancut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Springbrunnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

噴水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fountain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tháp nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீரூற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कारंजे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çeşme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fontana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fontanna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фонтан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fântână
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιντριβάνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fontein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fontän
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fontene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fountain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUNTAIN»

The term «fountain» is very widely used and occupies the 9.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUNTAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fountain» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fountain» 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 fountain

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10 QUOTES WITH «FOUNTAIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fountain.
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Robert Anthony
Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.
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Colleen Atwood
The exposure I have had to beautiful materials across the world, from Japan to Italy, enables me to pull design ideas together. This, combined with years of historical research, has created a great fountain of ideas for me.
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Marcus Aurelius
Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
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Paul Auster
I've always written by hand. Mostly with a fountain pen, but sometimes with a pencil - especially for corrections.
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Mark Barrowcliffe
When Reg died and we first looked into getting a new dog, I was adamant we should pick up a mongrel from an animal-rescue shelter. It's not only that they're usually healthier and have better temperaments, they also fit with my world view - I prefer a ballpoint to a fountain pen, a barber to a hair stylist, and camping over glamping.
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Venerable Bede
And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.
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Bjork
I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl.
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David Blaine
I think that when Evel Knievel crashed over the fountain at Caesar's, it kind of gave you a credibility and then anticipation for everything he did.
9
Jakob Bohme
A Cherubim or leader of a kingdom of angels is the fountain or heart of his whole kingdom, and is made out of all the powers out of which his angels are made, and is the most powerful and the brightest of them all.
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Claude M. Bristol
You must intensify and render continuous by repeatedly presenting with suggestive ideas and mental pictures of the feast of good things, and the flowing fountain, which awaits the successful achievement or attainment of the desires.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUNTAIN»

Discover the use of fountain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fountain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth
Picking up where Peter Kelder's remarkable book left off, Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth, Book 2 completes the Fountain of Youth health programme, with detailed information on a variety of topics discussed only fleetingly in the ...
Peter Kelder, 2012
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The Broken Fountain: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition
In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive ...
Thomas Belmonte, 2013
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Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth, Book 2: A companion ...
Illustrated with fifty black-and-white photographs, this guide will help turn back the hands of time, invigorating and energizing readers' lives as never before. From the Hardcover edition.
Peter Kelder, 2009
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Ancient Secrets of the Fountain of Youth
Taking just minutes a day to perform, the benefits for practitioners have included increased energy, weight loss, better memory, new hair growth, pain relief, better digestion, and just feeling younger. From the Hardcover edition.
Peter Kelder, 2007
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Fountain Pens of the World
The development of design and logos is illustrated by specially produced line drawing and the text is complemented by many period advertisements.
Andreas Lambrou, 2012
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Regarding the Fountain
The Dry Creek Middle School drinking fountain has sprung a leak, so principal Walter Russ dashes off a request to Flowing Waters Fountains, Etc.
Kate Klise, 1999
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Building the Virtual State: Information Technology and ...
Building the Virtual State explains how the American public sector must evolve and adapt to exploit the possibilities of digital governance fully and fairly, overcoming the entrenched organizational and political divisions within the state ...
Jane E. Fountain, 2004
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Fountain of Fortune: Money and Monetary Policy in China, ...
In "The Sinister Way, " Richard von Glahn examines the emergence and evolution of the Wutong cult within the larger framework of the historical development of Chinese popular or vernacular religion as opposed to institutional religions such ...
Richard Von Glahn, 1996
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A Precious Fountain: Music in the Worship of an African ...
A Precious Fountain is a work of liturgical ethnography that probes the rich liturgical life of one worshiping community whose roots and practices are at once Black and Catholic, using music as a primary lens through which to explore the ...
Mary E. McGann, 2004
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Advanced computer architectures: a design space approach
This book is aimed at upper-division courses on architecture. It does not focus solely on parallel architectures like similar titles.
Dezsö Sima, Terry J. Fountain, Terence Fountain, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOUNTAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fountain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Salvation Army hands out 500 backpacks in Fountain Square
The organization handed out backpacks and school supplies to more than 500 students who live in Fountain Square. The event also linked ... «WISH-TV, Jul 15»
2
Man Hospitalized After Fountain Valley Pile-Up
A man was hospitalized in unknown condition early today after a multi-vehicle collision on the San Diego (405) Freeway in Fountain Valley. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
3
Fountain Square attackers should be prosecuted
Many sizable metropolitan areas in our country are facing similar problems such as occurred at Fountain Square ("Hate crime charges sought ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
4
Child falls into fountain
NATCHEZ — Emergency services responded on Saturday night when a child fell into a fountain near Metcalfe Alley. Natchez Fire Department ... «Natchez Democrat, Jul 15»
5
Police arrest men in Fountain Square beating, no hate crime …
CINCINNATI -- Police have made three arrests and are seeking a fourth suspect who they said beat a man unconscious at Fountain Square ... «WCPO, Jul 15»
6
Franklin Fountain is a Food Network 'Top 5'
Food Network, meanwhile, will not acknowledge Franklin Fountain's inclusion in the show. Cameras took over the shop for a day in late April. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
7
Southeast Fountain teachers stay busy
VEEDERSBURG, Ind. — Southeast Fountain School Board members heard Thursday about the happenings within the school corporation ... «Danville Commercial News, Jul 15»
8
The dancing glory of The Dubai Fountain
I am sitting in a boat on the lake with The Dubai Fountain dancing in all its glory around me. It is so close I can see water suspended in the ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
9
Fridays by the Fountain features warm weather, gospel music
A South Bend tradition continued Friday as a large crowd came out to enjoy Fridays by the Fountain. The 4th of July weekend may have passed ... «WNDU-TV, Jul 15»
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Fountain: A change of pace on a summer's day
Taking in the sun and flowers on a summer's day, John Fountain's thoughts are far from Chiraq. Follow @JohnWFountain. This is my changeup:. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»

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