Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faucet

/ˈfɔsɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: faucet
IPA: /ˈfɔsɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation

noun

A tapered tube, designed to be forced into a matching hole in a barrel, with the outer end holding a plug cock for decanting liquid from the barrel.

Example Sentences

"The rain ceased as if a faucet had been turned off."
"Wallace beats his palm against the reluctant handle of the faucet until it gives way, and the water comes out too hard, too fast."
"The pipe or faucet or rather fast set, so called, because it is set fast in."

Etymology

From Middle English faucet, fawcett, from Old French fausset, of uncertain origin: * Possibly from Late Latin falsāre (“to falsify”) or from a diminutive of Latin faux, faucēs (“throat”). * Alternatively, from Old Norse foss, fors (“waterfall”), thus, cognate with English force, foss.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: faucet,fawcett, fausset, falsō, faux, foss

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɔsɪt/
British English: /ˈfɔːsɪt/

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

faucets (plural)

Derived Forms

faucetless faucetlike faucetry

Phrases

Bitcoin faucet faucet aerator health faucet

Synonyms

tap spigot

Homonyms

Fawcett

Antonyms

sink

Questions

How do you pronounce faucet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔsɪt/.
What does faucet mean?: An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
Where does faucet come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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