faucet

noun

fau·​cet ˈfȯ-sət 

ˈfä-

: a fixture for drawing or regulating the flow of liquid especially from a pipe

Synonyms

• valve

Examples of faucet in a Sentence

don't forget to turn off the faucet

Recent Examples on the Web

But the Swan home still needed some TLC, so Dean balanced his full-time job with refurbishing the house: hammering floorboard nails, patching leaky faucets, and fixing leaky water heaters. —Ani Freedman, Fortune, 29 June 2025

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Most plumbers and almost all DIYers pipe hose faucets with a 1/2-inch-diameter supply line. —Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, bung, faucet, from Middle French fausset bung, perhaps from fausser to damage, from Late Latin falsare to falsify, from Latin falsus false

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for faucet

• posset

Kids Definition

faucet

noun

fau·​cet ˈfȯ-sət 

ˈfäs-ət

: a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid (as from a pipe)