geyser

noun

Definition of geysernext
1
as in fountain

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2
as in spit

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Recent Examples of geyser This movie needs to start in the first minute with a giant oil well-style geyser of blood, and part of it is signalling excess and campiness. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 As the gas rapidly accumulates within these tiny crevices, the bubbles expand almost instantaneously and push the beverage violently out of the bottle to create a soda fountain, also called a geyser. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026 The impact sent the second vehicle into a fire hydrant, causing a geyser to erupt, and into the side of a car dealership. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 When not displaying geyser-like activity, the pool was actively boiling. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for geyser
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geyser
  1. fountain
  2. spit
  3. spring
  4. spray
  5. wellspring
  6. burst
  7. fountainhead
  8. jet
Noun
  • The 190,000-square-foot Royal Poinciana Plaza, designed in 1957 by renowned architect John Volk in the heart of Palm Beach Island, features lush gardens, palm trees, fountains and two central courtyards.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Anchored by a 17th-century Swiss stone fountain, the courtyard establishes a sense of unity.
    — Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fountain
Noun
  • Notice how the arrow-head pool at the Mura Bar seamlessly traces the shape of the sandy spit beyond.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Its public and private sector is held together with duct tape and spit.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of spit
Noun
  • The most critical delay, military officials said, came in the spring and summer of 2024.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The announcements in the spring of their returns — along with those of twin centers Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivišić and wing Jake Davis — was big offseason news.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of spring
Noun
  • From half a mile away, on the Zimbabwe side, the spray cools on my face.
    — Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • To help tame frizz and add shine to your locks, consider picking up this hair dryer brush and this heat styling spray, too.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of spray
Noun
  • Her works draw upon wellsprings of both textile history and technical innovation.
    — Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Birchmore case was also a wellspring for those seeking the Norfolk DA job, with a review of the Stoughton Police Explorers youth program, and others like it, being a significant part of Perkins’ platform.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of wellspring
Noun
  • Most importantly, there was a burst of chocolate flavor in every bite.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But this record-setting FRB still significantly pushes back the baseline for when these bursts can occur in cosmic history.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of burst
Noun
  • Their destination was the ancestral hearth, spiritual fountainhead, and reliquary of antiquities, the country home of the Wariboko war-canoe family.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Drummer Booker Stardrum sits behind the kit for rising jazz jammers SML, while Moog player Ben Vida co-founded the turn-of-the-century minimalist-ambient group Town & Country, and logged time in post-emo fountainhead Joan of Arc.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 3 July 2026
Definition of fountainhead
Noun
  • Every very light jet that followed—from the Cessna Citation Mustang to the HondaJet to the Cirrus Vision Jet—owes something to Eclipse’s belief that a capable business jet could be smaller, simpler, and more affordable.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Sheen corroborated in his Book of Sheen memoir that head of CBS Les Moonves and offered to use the network’s jet and fly him to rehab.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of jet

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