: a fixture for drawing or regulating the flow of liquid especially from a pipe
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don't forget to turn off the faucet
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Oftentimes, these are on faucets, handles, showerheads, towel racks, and sometimes even light fixtures.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Cold water was running from the faucet.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Flush outdoor faucets, hoses and water features if used for cooking, cleaning or pets.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
And even if the Marvel faucet is no longer gushing, there’s still no shortage of comic-book characters being reimagined for the zillionth, or even just the second or third, time: in the DC camp, there’s James Gunn’s recent Superman; in Marvel’s, The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Cold water was running from the faucet.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Flush outdoor faucets, hoses and water features if used for cooking, cleaning or pets.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
And even if the Marvel faucet is no longer gushing, there’s still no shortage of comic-book characters being reimagined for the zillionth, or even just the second or third, time: in the DC camp, there’s James Gunn’s recent Superman; in Marvel’s, The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Faucet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faucet. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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faucet
noun
fau·cet
ˈfȯ-sət 
ˈfäs-ət
: a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid (as from a pipe)
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