discharging spout

  • 11nozzle — /ˈnɒzəl / (say nozuhl) noun 1. a projecting spout, terminal discharging pipe, or the like, as of a hose or rocket. 2. the socket of a candlestick. 3. the spout of a teapot. 4. Colloquial the nose. {earlier nosle, from nose + le, diminutive… …

  • 12spit — English has two words spit in current usage. Spit ‘eject saliva’ [OE] is one of a sizable group of English words beginning sp which denote ‘ejecting or discharging liquid’. Others include spew [OE], spout [14], spurt [16], and sputter [16]. They… …

    Word origins

  • 13egress — Synonyms and related words: abandonment, adit, avenue, blowhole, bow out, channel, chute, cleaning out, clearance, clearing, conduit, course, debouch, decampment, defecation, depart, departure, depletion, discharging cargo, ditch, door, drainage …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14fountain — foun•tain [[t]ˈfaʊn tn[/t]] n. 1) a spring or source of water from the earth 2) the source or origin of anything 3) bui a jet or stream of water caused by mechanical means to spout from an opening or structure 4) bui a structure for discharging… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15nozzle — noz•zle [[t]ˈnɒz əl[/t]] n. 1) a spout, terminal discharging pipe, or the like, as of a hose or bellows 2) a duct in a rocket engine in which the velocity of fluid is increased 3) sts Slang. nose • Etymology: 1600–10; see nose …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16fountain — /ˈfaʊntən/ (say fowntuhn) noun 1. a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream. 2. the source or origin of anything. 3. a jet or stream of water (or other liquid) made by mechanical means to spout or rise from an opening or… …