"faucet" meaning in All languages combined

See faucet on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɔːsɪt/ [UK], /ˈfɔsɪt/ [US], /ˈfɑsɪt/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-faucet.ogg Forms: faucets [plural]
enPR: fôʹsĭt [UK] Rhymes: -ɔːsɪt Etymology: From Middle English faucet, fawcett, from Old French fausset, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Late Latin falsāre (“to falsify”) or from a diminutive of Latin faux, faucēs (“throat”). Alternatively, from Old Norse foss, fors (“waterfall”); if so, cognate with English force, foss. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|faucet}} Middle English faucet, {{der|en|fro|fausset}} Old French fausset, {{der|en|LL.|falsō|falsāre|t=to falsify}} Late Latin falsāre (“to falsify”), {{der|en|la|faux|faux, faucēs|throat}} Latin faux, faucēs (“throat”), {{der|en|non|foss}} Old Norse foss, {{m+|en|force}} English force Head templates: {{en-noun}} faucet (plural faucets)
  1. (Canada, US) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir. Tags: Canada, US Synonyms (Middle English–15th century): faucett, fawcett
    Sense id: en-faucet-en-noun-oSWpO1ON Categories (other): American English, Canadian English Disambiguation of 'Middle English–15th century': 68 32
  2. (game development) One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation
    Sense id: en-faucet-en-noun-Wd-PTwoe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: valve Derived forms: Bitcoin faucet, faucet aerator, faucetless, faucetlike, health faucet
Synonyms: tap, spigot, faucett [obsolete], fawcet [obsolete], fawcett [obsolete], fawset [obsolete], fasset [obsolete], faucete [obsolete], faulsed [obsolete], faulset [obsolete], fauset [obsolete], faucit [obsolete], fausset [obsolete], fosset [obsolete], forset [obsolete]

Noun [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old French fausset, perhaps from Latin faux (“throat”). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|fro|fausset}} Old French fausset, {{der|enm|la|faux||throat}} Latin faux (“throat”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} faucet
  1. faucet Synonyms: fawcett
    Sense id: en-faucet-enm-noun-9AtMUkHG Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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