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fountain (noun)

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  • fountain — ► NOUN 1) an ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which a jet of water is pumped into the air. 2) literary a natural spring of water. 3) a source of something desirable. ► VERB ▪ spurt or cascade like a fountain. ORIGIN Old French fontaine …   English terms dictionary

  • Fountain of Youth — noun a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth • Hypernyms: ↑spring, ↑fountain, ↑outflow, ↑outpouring, ↑natural spring * * * a fabled spring… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fountain pen — noun a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel • Hypernyms: ↑pen • Part Meronyms: ↑ink cartridge * * * noun, pl ⋯ pens [count] : a pen with ink inside that flows to a special metal tip (called a nib) * * * ˈfountain pen… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fountain — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ drinking (esp. BrE), water (AmE) ▪ Children were queuing at the drinking fountain. ▪ Children were lining up at the water fountain. ▪ ornamental …   Collocations dictionary

  • fountain — early 15c., spring of water that collects in a pool, from O.Fr. fontaine natural spring (12c.), from L.L. fontana fountain, spring (Cf. Sp., It. fontana), from noun use of fem. of L. fontanus of a spring, from fons (gen. fontis) spring (of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • fountain — noun (C) 1 a structure from which water is sent up into the air, which is often in a small pool 2 a flow of liquid, or of something bright and colourful that goes straight up into the air (+ of): A fountain of sparks shot high into the night sky …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fountain — noun 1) a fountain of water Syn: jet, spray, spout, spurt, well, fount, cascade 2) a fountain of knowledge Syn: source, fount, font, well; reservoir …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • fountain — noun 1) a fountain of water Syn: jet, spray, spout, spurt, cascade, water feature 2) a fountain of knowledge Syn: source, fount, well, reservoir, fund …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • fountain of youth — noun Anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality or to restore a youthful appearance. Just watching the advertisement, youd think the face cream was a fountain of youth …   Wiktionary

  • fountain pen — fountain ,pen noun count a pen that has a container inside that you fill with ink in order to write with it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fountain — noun 1》 an ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which one or more jets of water are pumped into the air. 2》 literary or S. African a natural spring of water. 3》 a source of something desirable. 4》 Heraldry a circle with wavy horizontal… …   English new terms dictionary

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