fountain

IPA: fˈaʊntʌn

noun

  • (originally) A natural source of water; a spring.
  • 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.
  • The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
  • A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
  • A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).
  • (heraldry) A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.
  • (juggling) A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it.
  • (US) A soda fountain.
  • (US) A drink poured from a soda fountain, or the cup it is poured into.
  • A ground-based firework that projects sparks similar to a water fountain.
  • (figurative) Anything that resembles a fountain in operation.
  • A placename:
  • A ghost town in Mendocino County, California, United States.
  • A city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.
  • An unincorporated community in Bay County, Florida, United States.
  • An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois, United States.
  • A city in Fountain County, Indiana, United States, USA formerly known as Portland.
  • A village in Mason County, Michigan, United States.
  • A city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States.
  • A town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States.
  • An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
  • A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States.
  • A topographic surname.

verb

  • (intransitive) To flow or gush as if from a fountain.
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Examples of "fountain" in Sentences

  • It was an ornamental fountain.
  • The fountain image is of the new square.
  • The fountain gracing the entrance is restored.
  • Fisher was the fountain of ideas, but impetuous.
  • The pavement fountain was installed in the 1990s.
  • The fountain is playing and the water is sparkling.
  • The spring water is the source of supply to the fountains.
  • Existence of the fountains of the deep as sources of water.
  • From crevices along the fountain's rim four turtles spew water into the basin.
  • Visitors will enjoy a new laser light show as well as lights decorating the new vinery garden and fountains at McKay Creek.

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