: 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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Let your faucet shine in polished nickel while the cabinetry pulls and knobs are antique brass.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Using it to address persistent trade deficits — a chronic, macroeconomic condition — is calling the fire department for a leaky faucet.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
But those ways aren’t as simple as turning on a faucet, especially for people with restricted incomes.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025
There are wooden beds with large crystals pointed at the head; copper tubs with crystals pointed where a faucet might be; deck chairs facing metronomes; doorways with crystals mounted on every surface.
—Marisa Meltzer, ARTnews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Using it to address persistent trade deficits — a chronic, macroeconomic condition — is calling the fire department for a leaky faucet.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
But those ways aren’t as simple as turning on a faucet, especially for people with restricted incomes.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025
There are wooden beds with large crystals pointed at the head; copper tubs with crystals pointed where a faucet might be; deck chairs facing metronomes; doorways with crystals mounted on every surface.
—Marisa Meltzer, ARTnews.com, 31 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 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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