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ALL meanings of fountain

foun·tain
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  • noun fountain a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream. 1
  • noun fountain the source or origin of anything. 1
  • noun fountain a jet or stream of water (or other liquid) made by mechanical means to spout or rise from an opening or structure, as to afford water for use, to cool the air, or to serve for ornament. 1
  • noun fountain a structure for discharging such a jet or a number of jets, often an elaborate or artistic work with basins, sculptures, etc. 1
  • noun fountain drinking fountain. 1
  • noun fountain soda fountain. 1
  • noun fountain a reservoir for a liquid to be supplied gradually or continuously, as in a fountain pen. 1
  • noun fountain Heraldry. a roundel barry-wavy, argent and azure. 1
  • noun fountain ornamental jet of water 1
  • noun fountain drinking-water dispenser 1
  • noun fountain jet of sth 1
  • noun fountain An ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which one or more jets of water are pumped into the air. 1
  • countable noun fountain A fountain is an ornamental feature in a pool or lake which consists of a long narrow stream of water that is forced up into the air by a pump. 0
  • countable noun fountain A fountain of a liquid is an amount of it which is sent up into the air and falls back. 0
  • countable noun fountain If you describe a person or thing as a fountain of something, you mean they are an important source of it and supply a lot of it. 0
  • noun fountain a jet or spray of water or some other liquid 0
  • noun fountain a structure from which such a jet or a number of such jets spurt, often incorporating figures, basins, etc 0
  • noun fountain a natural spring of water, esp the source of a stream 0
  • noun fountain a stream, jet, or cascade of sparks, lava, etc 0
  • noun fountain a principal source or origin 0
  • noun fountain a reservoir or supply chamber, as for oil in a lamp 0
  • noun fountain a natural spring of water 0
  • noun fountain the source or beginning of a stream 0
  • noun fountain a source or origin of anything 0
  • noun fountain an artificial spring, jet, or flow of water 0
  • noun fountain the basin, pipes, etc. where this flows 0
  • noun fountain drinking fountain 0
  • noun fountain a container or reservoir, as for ink or oil 0
  • noun fountain (originally) A spring, natural source of water. 0
  • noun fountain 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. 0
  • noun fountain The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue. 0
  • noun fountain A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn. 0
  • noun fountain A source, origin of a flow (e.g. of favors, of knowledge). 0
  • noun fountain A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that thows it. 0
  • noun fountain (heraldry) A roundel barry wavy argent and azure. 0
  • noun fountain (US) A soda fountain. 0
  • verb fountain To flow or gush as if from a fountain. 0
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