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spout
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- pronunciation:
- spaUt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A spout is a thing that guides liquid out of a container. It is sometimes shaped like a short, curved tube or pipe. A teapot has a handle on one side and a spout on the other.
When my dad fills the lawn mower with gasoline, he uses a special container with a long spout. The spout helps him pour the gas without spilling it anywhere.
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| related words: |
tube |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
spouts, spouting, spouted |
| definition 1: |
When something spouts a liquid or other substance, it forces it to flow or burst out in a stream.
The volcano spouted lava and ash.The fountain in the park spouts water every four minutes.- similar words:
- issue, shoot, squirt
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| definition 2: |
When something spouts, it flows or bursts out in a stream because of pressure.
Boiling water spouted from the covered pot on the stove.Lava continued to spout from the volcano for weeks.- similar words:
- erupt, flow, jet, well
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burst |
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