NOUN | artifact | fountain | a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises |
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object | fountain, spring, outflow, outpouring, natural spring | a natural flow of ground water | |
artifact | fountain, jet | an artificially produced flow of water | |
artifact | fountain, fount | a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water |
Sounds | faw'ntahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises. | |
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Narrower | drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler | A public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water |
Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
Spanish | brollador, fuente, manantial, surtidor | |
Catalan | brollador, deu, font, sortidor |
Meaning | A natural flow of ground water. | |
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Synonyms | spring, outflow, outpouring, natural spring | |
Narrower | Fountain of Youth | A fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again |
geyser | A spring that discharges hot water and steam | |
hot spring, thermal spring | A natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above | |
Broader | geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth |
Spanish | brollador, emanación, fuente, fuente natural, manantial, surtidor | |
Catalan | brollador, deu, emanació, font, font natural, manantial, sortidor |
Meaning | An artificially produced flow of water. | |
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Synonym | jet | |
Broader | flow, flowing | The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases) |
Spanish | brollador, fuente, manantial, surtidor | |
Catalan | brollador, deu, sortidor |
Meaning | A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water. | |
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Synonym | fount | |
Broader | plumbing fixture | A fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building |
Spanish | fuente |
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