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Noun: fountain  fawn-t(i)n
  1. A structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
     
  2. A natural flow of ground water
    - spring, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
     
  3. An artificially produced flow of water
    - jet
     
  4. A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
    - fount
Verb: fountain  fawn-t(i)n
  1. Flow or gush as if from a fountain

Derived forms: fountained, fountaining, fountains

Type of: construction, flow, flowing, formation, geological formation, plumbing fixture, structure

Encyclopedia: Fountain, North Carolina