fountain

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English [Term?]; from Old French fontaine (whence modern fontaine); from Late Latin fontana, from Latin fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons (“source, spring”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfaʊn.tɪn/ (US) IPA(key): [ˈfaʊn.tn̩], [ˈfaʊn.ʔn̩] Rhymes: -aʊntɪn === Noun === fountain (plural fountains) (originally) A natural source of water; a spring. Synonyms: fount, (heraldry) syke, wellspring 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. (figurative) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== font ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fountain (third-person singular simple present fountains, present participle fountaining, simple past and past participle fountained) (intransitive) To flow or gush as if from a fountain. ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === fountain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === infonaut