Meanings
nounfaucet (plural faucets)
plural faucets
- CanadaUSAn exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
The rain ceased as if a faucet had been turned off.
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Wallace beats his palm against the reluctant handle of the faucet until it gives way, and the water comes out too hard, too fast.
2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 80 - A tapered tube, designed to be forced into a matching hole in a barrel, with the outer end holding a plug cock for decanting liquid from the barrel.
The pipe or faucet or rather fast set, so called, because it is set fast in.
1585, Adrianus Junius, John Higgins, The Nomenclator, Or Remembrancer of Adrianus Iunius Physician ... VVritten ... in Latine, Greeke, French and Other Forrein Tongues : and Now in English by J. Higins... VVith ... a Dictional Index, London: Ralph Newberie and Henrie Denham, sourced from British Library, via Google Books, page 238
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
nounOne or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation
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Origin
- Old Norsefoss
- Latinfaux, faucēs“throat”
- Late Latinfalsāre“to falsify”
- Old Frenchfausset
- Middle Englishfaucet, fawcett
- Englishfaucet
From Middle English faucet, fawcett, from Old French fausset, of uncertain origin: * Possibly from Late Latin falsāre (“to falsify”) or from a diminutive of Latin faux, faucēs (“throat”). * Alternatively, from Old Norse foss, fors (“waterfall”), thus, cognate with English force, foss.
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Arabic حَنَفِيَّة, صُنْبُور
- حَنَفِيَّة (ḥanafiyya)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- صُنْبُور (ṣunbūr)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Basque txorrota
- txorrotaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Bengali কল
- কল (kol)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Bulgarian чешма́, кран
- чешма́ (češmá)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- кран (kran)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Catalan aixeta, canella
- aixetaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- canellaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Chinese Cantonese 水龍頭 /水龙头
- 水龍頭 /水龙头 (seoi² lung⁴ tau⁴)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Chinese Mandarin 水龍頭 /水龙头, 龍頭 /龙头
- 水龍頭 /水龙头 (shuǐlóngtóu)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- 龍頭 /龙头 (lóngtóu)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Czech kohout, kohoutek
- kohoutan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- kohoutekan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- pípaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Danish vandhane
- vandhanean exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Dutch kraan, tap
- kraanan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- tapan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Esperanto krano
- kranoan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Estonian kraan
- kraanan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Finnish hana, vesihana
- hanaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- vesihanaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
French champlure, robinet
- champlurean exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- robinetan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
German Armatur, Auslaufventil
- Armaturan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- Auslaufventilan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- Hahnan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- Kranan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- Mischbatteriean exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- Spundan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- Zapfenan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- Wasserhahnan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Greek βρύση
- βρύση (vrýsi)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Hebrew בֶּרֶז
- בֶּרֶז (bérez)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Hindi नल, टोंटी
- नल (nal)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- टोंटी (ṭõṭī)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Hungarian csap, csaptelep
- csapan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- csaptelepan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- vízcsapan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Icelandic hani, krani
- hanian exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- kranian exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Indonesian keran
- keranan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Irish buacaire, sconna
- buacairean exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- sconnaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Italian rubinetto, spina
- rubinettoan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- spinaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Japanese 蛇口
- 蛇口 (jaguchi)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Korean 수도꼭지
- 수도꼭지 (sudokkokji)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Latvian krāns
- krānsan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Lithuanian čiaupas
- čiaupasan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Malay kepala paip
- kepala paipan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Māori kōrere, kōrere wai
- kōrerean exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- kōrere waian exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- putawaian exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Norwegian Bokmål kran
- kranan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Polish bateria, kran
- bateriaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- kranan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- kurekan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- zawóran exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Portuguese bica, torneira
- bicaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- torneiraan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Punjabi ਟੂਟੀ, ٹُوٹِی
- ਟੂਟੀ (ṭūṭī)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- ٹُوٹِی (ṭūṭī)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Romanian robinet
- robinetan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Russian кран, крант
- кран (kran)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- крант (krant)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Slovak kohútik
- kohútikan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Spanish canilla, caño
- canillaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- cañoan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- grifoan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- llavean exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- pajaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- plumaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- bitoquean exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Swahili mfereji, bilula
- mferejian exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- bilulaan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Swedish kran
- kranan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Tagalog gripo
- gripoan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Tamil குழாய்
- குழாய் (kuḻāy)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Thai ก๊อกน้ำ, ก๊อก
- ก๊อกน้ำ (gɔ́k-náam)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- ก๊อก (gɔ́k)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Turkish musluk
- muslukan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Ukrainian кран
- кран (kran)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Urdu نَل
- نَل (nal)an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Vietnamese vòi, rô-bi-nê
- vòian exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- rô-bi-nêan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Welsh dwsel, tap
- dwselan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- tapan exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
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APA
faucet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faucet
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“faucet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faucet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faucet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faucet.
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