faucet

noun

fau·​cet ˈfȯ-sət How to pronounce faucet (audio)
ˈfä-
: a fixture for drawing or regulating the flow of liquid especially from a pipe

Examples of faucet in a Sentence

don't forget to turn off the faucet
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Spray it on your faucets and shower heads once a week. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 18 May 2025 There’s a faucet on the eastern end of the campground where water from the creek is piped, but upon my arrival, the trough where the water came out was covered in thick green algae. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 Removing Hard-Water Stains Ketchup can dissolve the minerals that cause hard-water stains on your faucets and fixtures. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025 Some were given no toilet and no functioning faucet, or were expected to sleep on mats on concrete floors, in rooms where the lights never turned off. Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for faucet

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, bung, faucet, from Middle French fausset bung, perhaps from fausser to damage, from Late Latin falsare to falsify, from Latin falsus false

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of faucet was in the 15th century

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“Faucet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faucet. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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faucet

noun
fau·​cet ˈfȯ-sət How to pronounce faucet (audio)
ˈfäs-ət
: a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid (as from a pipe)

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