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Fountain

[ˈfaʊn.ʔn̩]

A natural source of water; a spring.

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📖 Definitions of "Fountain"

noun

1
A natural source of water; a spring.
2
An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.
3
The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
4
A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.

verb

1
To flow or gush as if from a fountain.
"Lava fountained from the volcano."

🔄 Synonyms of "Fountain"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
springnoun	(intransitive) To move or burst forth.
fountnoun	(figurative) That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source.
outpouringnoun	The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.
outflownoun	The process of flowing out.
jetnoun	(aviation) A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
natural springnoun	a natural flow of ground water

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fountain"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fountnoun	(figurative) That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source.
outpouringnoun	The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.
outflownoun	The process of flowing out.
springnoun	(countable) An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
jetnoun	(aviation) A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
natural springnoun	a natural flow of ground water
wellspringnoun	(figurative) A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.
poolnoun	A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
waterworksnoun	The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.
pitnoun	A hole in the ground.
barrelnoun	(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
pennoun	A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
pencilnoun	A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
treenoun	A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches.
sourcenoun	The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
brooknoun	(Northeastern US) A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
storynoun	An account of real or fictional events.
troutnoun	Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
fontnoun	(typography) A set of glyphs of unified design, belonging to one typeface (e.g., Helvetica), style (e.g., italic), and weight (e.g., bold). Usually representing the letters of an alphabet and its supplementary characters.
fontainenoun	A surname from French.