fountain
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- noun
- /ˈfaʊntən/
- You will arrive at La Diana fountain at 1 a.m.
- a water fountain
- an interactive fountain
- a drinking fountain
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Watch on YouTubeHe is just guarding that fountain like a boss.
- He is just guarding that fountain like a boss.
- I think he's just got his mouth under the fountain, huh?
- And I said, look, you see that fountain down there?
- Question is the Friends fountain in Central Park is that, is that the fountain from Friends?
- You ask for a glass and you fill it up for free at the fountain.
Examples
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A beautiful fountain decorated the entrance of the hotel, with water dancing in the sunlight.
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Finally I just wandered out into this plaza and I sat by this fountain and I just, like, breathed.
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And I said, look, you see that fountain down there?
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And behind me this way is a fountain that is not on.
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Is this the new fountain?
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Here we see some footage of the water fountain show.
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In fact, there's a fountain right over here.
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There are cushions for the back all around and a fountain in the middle.
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I fell in with a fast crowd that hangs out near the fountain.
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In the 1870s, North American traveler Samuel Hazard wrote of a public fountain in the city of Havana, Cuba.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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A public tap that gives water you can drink
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A public tap that gives water for people to drink
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A bowl or device that gives people water to drink
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A public fountain that sends a stream of water for drinking
Compounds
- Literature
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A spring in stories that makes people young again when they drink or bathe
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A tall decorative grass with long curved flower heads that people use in gardens
How Big
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Fountain comes from the Latin root fons, which means 'spring' or 'source'. So a fountain is a built place or device that makes water come up into the air or gives water to drink.