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faucet
[ faw-sit ]
noun
- any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
faucet
/ ˈfɔːsɪt /
noun
- a tap fitted to a barrel
- a valve by which a fluid flow from a pipe can be controlled by opening and closing an orifice Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)tap
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of faucet1
Example Sentences
The faucet monitors your water usage and can detect leaks, too.
For a 1% annual fee based on the purchase price, Pacaso will handle all the annoying details of managing a property from afar, from paying the utilities to finding a plumber to come fix a leaky faucet.
Not sure whether it’s a focus thing, or simply that the Heat change defenses a lot midgame, which might turn the faucet on or off for the opponent.
All else being equal, this occasional leaky faucet of carbon would have created a slight deficit in the energy available to life in the past.
Sometimes you just need a hand with dishes, but don’t have the space to set up with the kitchen faucet.
We learn about his various phobias—his fear of scary TV shows or the sound the bathroom faucet makes.
The Iranian threat, of course, is real, but its immediacy gets turned on and off by the Prime Minister like a faucet.
The chief drew the tumbler full twice from the faucet and gulped down the water.
The hose coupling makes it easy to connect the motor directly to the water faucet.
For racking the wine, we should have: 1st a large brass faucet.
When the faucet is closed, the gas supply is shut off and the burners are put out.
There shouldn't be an inch of water-pipe, nor a single faucet, that didn't have his critical inspection—and bill according!
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