spout
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2.7
- noun
- /spaʊt/
- For instance, a watering can has a spout, so that is a feature.
- water spout
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Watch on YouTubeImagine a kettle that's boiling and there's no spout.
- Imagine a kettle that's boiling and there's no spout.
- You're going to stand under a spout.
- One for the handle and then one for the tub spout.
- When this Jewish man was going to wash his hands, he wasn't washing with the water directly from the spout.
- Is there a unit that you strap onto the back of the van that holds potable water that is heated by some sort of piping system to the spout?
- But you got to, I would, you know, maybe do a bumper here then, you know, chew on that freaking little sugar spout.
Examples
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Make sure to clean the spout of the watering can to prevent clogs.
Synonyms
169
3.1
The place where a river enters the sea or a lake
30
4.1
A short tube that directs the flow of liquid or gas
16
2.8
An opening that lets water or gas flow out
7
5.5
A small tap that controls liquid coming from a container
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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.