fountain[noun]Synonyms:- jet, font, fount, reservoir, spout, spray, spring, well
- source, cause, derivation, fount, fountainhead, origin, wellspring
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foun‧tain /ˈfaʊntən, ˈfaʊntɪn $ ˈfaʊntn/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: fontaine, from Latin fons 'place where water comes out of the ground']
1. a structure from which water is pushed up into the air, used for example as decoration in a garden or park
2. a flow of liquid, or of something bright and colourful that goes straight up into the air
fountain of
A fountain of blood was pouring from his chest. A fountain of sparks shot high into the sky.3. fountain of something written a
source or supply of something:
He was a fountain of information on Asian affairs. ⇒
drinking fountain,
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