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Synonyms for faucet

Most common

tap spigot

All synonyms

Noun

1. Spigot — an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a…

spigot, tap

Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

    The rain ceased as if a faucet had been turned off.

Related words

Phrases
health faucet faucet aerator
Is a kind of
valve

Forms

Plural
faucets → spigots, taps, cocks…

Example sentences

  • tap Tap water is sometimes cleaner than bottled water.
  • spigot He reached for the spigot to turn the water off.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
faucetrising
taprising
spigotsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
tap1
4 letters
cock1
6 letters
spigot2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (spigot2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
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