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noun

ˈfau̇n-tᵊn How to pronounce fountain (audio)
Definition of fountainnext
as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided regards the Bible as the fountain of all truth concerning the Divinity

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verb

as in to spout

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Recent Examples of fountain
Noun
As of now the fountains and the ice rink appear to be in the renderings. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 At the time of the acquisition, KFC was Coke's second-largest fountain account, trailing only McDonald's. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
History, Art, & Culture 10 - There is history behind nearly every building, bench, and fountain on our region’s campuses. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025 Rather than volcanic eruptions from a central peak, volcanoes of the Reykjanes often fountain from these fissures, creating floods of molten rock that look a bit like tiger stripes on a map. — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fountain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountain
  1. source
  2. spout
  3. cradle
  4. gush
  5. spring
  6. spurt
  7. origin
  8. overflow
Noun
  • The kingdom, and its neighbors like the UAE and Qatar, have pitched themselves as not just sources of capital, but as a safe home for trillions in financial assets, data centers, and new industries.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Portioned cups of sauces, dressings have some sort of liquid sitting on the lids from an unknown source.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of source
Verb
  • And Marissa Mayer, the former Yahoo CEO who just launched Dazzle AI, has a wry take on some of the men now spouting doomsday rhetoric in Silicon Valley.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Years of fountains With three active volcanic regions that engage in fountaining, there has been a steady flow of dramatic videos of red-hot molten rock spouting from the Earth.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of spout
Noun
  • While the device is in the cradle, the red battery LED blinks slowly during charging and is solid when fully charged.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In one late 19th-century account, first the cradle is carried outside.
    — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of cradle
Verb
  • Throughout dinner, we’re interrupted by patrons ranging from Bessent—who stops by and offers a warm greeting—to a number of people who arrive in succession and appear to be gushing fans of the anchor, though Baier recognizes all of them by name.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
  • During our first trip to Italy as a family, Leo gushed over every monument.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of gush
Noun
  • In the spring, the eighth iteration of a bill to restore state recognition to the Montauketts passed the State Assembly and Senate with unanimous support.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The stock bottomed near $155 in the spring, made a higher low near $163 in June, and cleared its 200-day in July.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of spring
Verb
  • People in Crystal Lake are constantly being dispatched in ways that offer the most shredded flesh, spurting blood and oozing viscera possible.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The demonstration video posted on X shows a clear liquid spurting all over the ground, which Tesla confirmed was glycol, a type of cooling agent used to cool its Supercharger cables.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of spurt
Noun
  • Theoretical arguments suggest that a substantial part, if not all, of the randomness in the world is of quantum origin.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For anyone who grinds fresh every morning and chases single-origin lots, online talk about mold and mycotoxins in coffee tends to raise a practical question about how the stuff gets onto beans in the first place.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of origin
Verb
  • American educational history is overflowing with abuse, segregation, substandard structures, and smoldering scorn.
    — Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Add a guest list overflowing with Hollywood crème de la crème to the mix and that magic is amplified tenfold.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of overflow

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