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Meaning of "spigot" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPIGOT

Probably from Old Provençal espiga a head of grain, from Latin spīca a point.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPIGOT

spigot  [ˈspɪɡət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPIGOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spigot 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 SPIGOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spigot in the English dictionary

The first definition of spigot in the dictionary is a stopper for the vent hole of a cask. Other definition of spigot is a tap, usually of wood, fitted to a cask. Spigot is also a short cylindrical projection on one component designed to fit into a hole on another, esp the male part of a joint between two pipes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPIGOT


ablegate
æbˈlɛɡət
bigot
ˈbɪɡət
boggart
ˈbɒɡət
braggart
ˈbræɡət
ergot
ˈɜːɡət
faggot
ˈfæɡət
fagot
ˈfæɡət
ingot
ˈɪŋɡət
lingot
ˈlɪŋɡət
loggat
ˈlɒɡət
macroaggregate
ˌmækrəʊˈæɡrɪɡət
maggot
ˈmæɡət
nondelegate
ˌnɒnˈdɛlɪɡət
Piggott
ˈpɪɡət
subaggregate
sʌbˈæɡrɪɡət
theologate
θɪˈɒləɡət
yoghurt
ˈjɒɡət
yogurt
ˈjəʊɡət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPIGOT

spiffiest
spiffily
spiffiness
spiffing
spifflicate
spifflication
spiffy
spiflicate
spiflication
spignel
spigot and socket joint
spik
spike
spike heel
spike heels
spike lavender
spike someone´s guns
spike-rush
spiked
spikefish

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPIGOT

apple maggot
argot
begot
cagot
escargot
forgot
gigot
got
have got
magot
misbegot
saligot
Turgot
unbegot
unforgot

Synonyms and antonyms of spigot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spigot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPIGOT

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

Translator English - Chinese

套管
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espita
570 millions of speakers

English

spigot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी की कल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حنفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кран
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

torneira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছিপিবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

robinet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spigot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zapfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스피
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spigot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cái vòi nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடைப்பான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिंपाचे झाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tıkaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zipolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czop
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кран
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cep
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνουλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zwikje
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tapp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spigot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spigot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIGOT»

The term «spigot» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.527 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIGOT» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «SPIGOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spigot.
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Bob Barr
MoveOn loves government. It remains enamored of government spending as fuel for its liberal agenda; and anything that threatens to close that spigot in any degree is perceived as a dire threat - worthy of Chicken-Little warnings that the sky is going to fall.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIGOT»

Discover the use of spigot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spigot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Machine Drawing
8.3.1 Socket and Spigot Joint This type of joint is used for underground pipelines of large diameters. In this, one end of a pipe is made into a socket and the other end into a spigot. After placing the spigot end into the socket, the space between  ...
K. L. Narayana, 2007
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Engineering Drawing and Design
Underground sewage, water, and gas lines are common applications of the Ml and spigot connection method. (See Figure 22.21.) Cast iron pipe is used where pressures and loads are low. There are many variations of the bell and spigot ...
David A. Madsen, 2001
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Steel Pipe: A Guide for Design and Installation
Common types are bell-and-spigot rubber gasket joints, field-welded joints (both illustrated in Figure 8-1), flanges, couplings, and expansion joints. There are several types of couplings available: bolted, sleeve type; bolted, split-sleeve type;  ...
‎2004
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Inspecting Pipeline Installation
The two basic joint configurations for steel pipe are bell and spigot gasketed, and bell and spigot lap-welded. For bell and spigot gasketed joints, the pipe is usually laid "bells ahead" (the bell ends facing the direction of laying). The O-ring ...
T. J. Hovland, Mohammad Najafi, 2009
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Pi - Unleashed
The spigot algorithm, developed by Stanley Rabinowitz and Stanley Wagon [95], is a recent and elegant method of calculating IT. The algorithm is ideal for running on a personal computer. 1. The spigot algorithm starts producing digits of IT ...
Jörg Arndt, Christoph Haenel, 2001
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A Text Book of Machine Design
6.1 ; one of the rods is forged in the form of socket, while the other end of the rod is forged to form the spigot, and the third part is the flat wedge-shaped piece called cotter. The spigot end fits into the socket and held in position by the cotter.
Rajendra Karwa, 2002
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American Woodworker
of wood with a short tenon (the "spigot") on the end, which fits into the 1-in. dia. hole you drilled in the pepper-mill base. To make a spigot chuck, screw a 2- in. or 3-in. thick block of hardwood to a faceplate, and turn it to the shape shown in the  ...
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Handbook of Valves and Actuators: Valves Manual International
9.9.2.4 Spigot and recess Spigot and recess flanges are a modification of the raised face flange. One flange has a raised face which engages the recess in the mating flange. The gasket is constrained within the recess. When the gasket is ...
Brian Nesbitt, 2011
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Design of Machine Elements
V. B. Bhandari. Fig. 4.12 Free Body Diagram of Forces Fig. 4.13 Stresses in Spigot End (a) Tensile Stress (b). (i) Consider rod–A with a socket end. The rod is subjected to a horizontal force P to the left. The sum of all horizontal forces acting on ...
V. B. Bhandari, 2010
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Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations, ...
Bell-and-spigot Screwed (threaded) Flanged Welded FIGURE 10.5 Common pipe joints. Soldered (3) pressure and temperature in the line, and (4) access requirements. A joint is defined simply as the connection between elements in a piping ...
Frank R. Spellman, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIGOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spigot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lockport water supply not affected by bacteria found at home spigot
LOCKPORT – Lockport city officials detected a spigot in a residential area carrying bacteria, but they say it didn't reach the city water supply and there is no ... «The Herald-News, Jul 15»
2
Iran Can't Just Open the Oil Spigot
Feature. Iran Can't Just Open the Oil Spigot. Even if sanctions are removed, the country needs billions in investment from wary energy companies. Email; Print; 0 ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
3
NC's spigot for Golden LEAF could turn back on again
Dan Gerlach, foundation president since 2008, said he believes there are many reasons why the spigot may be turned back on for Golden LEAF, which could ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
4
Windows 8 users face patch spigot shutoff in 7 months
Windows 8 users have a little less than seven months to move to Windows 8.1 or be severed from Microsoft's security update stream. The 2012 operating system ... «Computerworld, Jun 15»
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Lawn painting, spigot locks and praying for rain: Fighting the drought …
He's stocking water spigot locks that attach to outdoor water bibs. A recent theft of water from a commercial shopping center in Milpitas, near San Jose, resulted ... «The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Jun 15»
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The 'Non-Candidate' Money Spigot
Campaign watchdog groups are wisely urging the Department of Justice to investigate the ever cozier relationships between candidates and their supposedly ... «New York Times, May 15»
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Clayton turns off the spigot, gets tough against drought
CLAYTON -- City officials have turned off the water at public fountains and will not operate the new $50,000 kids' splash water feature in The Grove Park this ... «Contra Costa Times, May 15»
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Drought Forces Large Group Of Yakima Valley Farmers To Turn Off …
The spigot is turning off at a mini-dam on an artificial river. This is the main Roza Irrigation District canal that draws water from high reservoirs. It has a gate that ... «Northwest Public Radio, May 15»
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Editorial: Hanford has been 'an unlimited spigot'
If a massive amount of money is available for spending, at a minimum there will be waste, perhaps fraud and maybe theft. The larger the amount of money, the ... «Daily Astorian, May 15»
10
No End in Sight for Bond Rally as ECB Spigot Spills Across Globe
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi arrives to deliver introductory remarks in front of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee at the European ... «Bloomberg, Mar 15»

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