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spout

spout

22 2.7
A tube or opening on a container that lets liquid pour out
  • noun
  • /spaʊt/
translation icon : pico
  • For instance, a watering can has a spout, so that is a feature.
  • water spout

Imagine a kettle that's boiling and there's no spout.

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Examples

  • There was an elegant decanter there with a fluted spout, but no glasses, nothing but two crusted tin mugs.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Have it flat on the floor and put your spout inside.

  • I put my cube under the spout and filled it.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • So grab the cup again and just reorient your spout to your cup.

  • Typically, the first 30 mL would sit only in the spout portion of a kitchen faucet.

    Academic text (1998)
  • After the toilet is flushed, clean water enters the tank through a spout above the sink.

    Academic text (2008)
  • "Get the funnel with the longest spout you can find," she told Jed.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The square garden is bisected by shallow pools dotted with lotus-shaped fountain spouts reflecting the perfection of the domed tomb.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The spout of the kettle poured boiling water into the cup.

  • Make sure to clean the spout of the watering can to prevent clogs.

Synonyms

mouth
vsspout
169 3.1

The place where a river enters the sea or a lake

is a small container pouring opening rather than a general entrance
nozzle
vsspout
30 4.1

A short tube that directs the flow of liquid or gas

is a simpler pouring opening without precise flow direction
outlet
vsspout
16 2.8

An opening that lets water or gas flow out

is specifically a container tube or opening for pouring liquids or grain
spigot
vsspout
  • US
7 5.5

A small tap that controls liquid coming from a container

is a simple pouring opening rather than a flow control device

Antonyms

38 4.1

Something that blocks a pipe or blood vessel and stops flow

How Wide

hole
1.0
funnel
14 2.7
pipe
344 1.0
spout
22 2.7
nozzle
30 4.1

Surface Forms

spout singular
spouts plural

Etymology

The noun spout comes from the same old idea of 'spitting' — it is the 'mouth' that lets liquid come out. That's why a spout is the tube or opening you pour from when liquid flows out.