: 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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Don’t depend on rusty pipes or faucets, drains or pumps that don’t work.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Those are the small screens that are on the tips of most kitchen and bathroom faucets.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
The same goes for leaky pipes or faucets inside your home.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2025
One apartment repeatedly dealt with brown water coming out of all the faucets in 2024, which a student said may have led to episodes of severe skin irritation, when none of the three tenants had prior histories of skin conditions or sensitivity.
—Idaho Statesman, 6 July 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Those are the small screens that are on the tips of most kitchen and bathroom faucets.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
The same goes for leaky pipes or faucets inside your home.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2025
One apartment repeatedly dealt with brown water coming out of all the faucets in 2024, which a student said may have led to episodes of severe skin irritation, when none of the three tenants had prior histories of skin conditions or sensitivity.
—Idaho Statesman, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for faucet
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“Faucet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faucet. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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