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Definition: Fountain |
FountainNoun1. A structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises. 2. A natural flow of ground water. 3. An artificially produced flow of water. 4. A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "fountain" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Bible | Fountain (Heb. 'ain; i.e., "eye" of the water desert), a natural source of living water. Palestine was a "land of brooks of water, of fountains, and depths that spring out of valleys and hills" (Deut. 8:7; 11:11). These fountains, bright sparkling "eyes" of the desert, are remarkable for their abundance and their beauty, especially on the west of Jordan. All the perennial rivers and streams of the country are supplied from fountains, and depend comparatively little on surface water. "Palestine is a country of mountains and hills, and it abounds in fountains of water. The murmur of these waters is heard in every dell, and the luxuriant foliage which surrounds them is seen in every plain." Besides its rain-water, its cisterns and fountains, Jerusalem had also an abundant supply of water in the magnificent reservoir called "Solomon's Pools" (q.v.), at the head of the Urtas valley, whence it was conveyed to the city by subterrean channels some 10 miles in length. These have all been long ago destroyed, so that no water from the "Pools" now reaches Jerusalem. Only one fountain has been discovered at Jerusalem, the so-called "Virgins's Fountains," in the valley of Kidron; and only one well (Heb. beer), the Bir Eyub, also in the valley of Kidron, south of the King's Gardens, which has been dug through the solid rock. The inhabitants of Jerusalem are now mainly dependent on the winter rains, which they store in cisterns. (See WELL.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you see a clear fountain sparkling in the sunlight, denotes vast possessions, ecstatic delights and many pleasant journeys. A clouded fountain, denotes the insincerity of associates and unhappy engagements and love affairs. A dry and broken fountain, indicates death and cessation of pleasures. For a young woman to see a sparkling fountain in the moonlight, signifies ill-advised pleasure which may result in a desertion. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Geography | An oil or water well from which the product flows without pumping due to natural or artificially supplied subterranean pressure. Source: European Union. (references) |
Metallurgy | A refractory lined vertical tube, forming the central part of an uphill teeming arrangement(ingot casting). Source: European Union. (references) |
Personal Care & Hotels | A factory made unit in which drinking water is cooled by refrigeration, and can be dispensed by some form of valve control. Source: European Union. (references) |
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A fountain is an arrangement where water if forced into the air under pressure, creating a jet. The pressure may be gravitational, or may be produced by a motor driven pump.A famous fountain rises from the surface of Lake Geneva. However, many fountains are located in small, artificial ornamental ponds, and often they are surrounded by statuary.
Some more specific meanings:
Some famous fountains:
- In Islam a fountain is the name of the place in the Mosque where worshippers can wash before Prayer.
- A water fountain is a tap and basin arrangement designed to provide drinking water.
- The Jet d'Eau in Lake Geneva
- Manneken Pis in Brussels
- The Trafalgar Square fountains in London.
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Fountain is a city located in El Paso County, Colorado. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,197.Geography
Fountain is located at 38°41'38" North, 104°41'53" West (38.693787, -104.698156)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.3 km² (14.0 mi²). 36.3 km² (14.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.07% is water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 15,197 people, 5,039 households, and 4,061 families residing in the city. The population density is 419.1/km² (1,085.7/mi²). There are 5,219 housing units at an average density of 143.9/km² (372.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 75.07% White, 8.74% African American, 1.41% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 0.55% Pacific Islander, 6.71% from other races, and 5.50% from two or more races. 15.06% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 5,039 households out of which 49.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% are married couples living together, 13.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% are non-families. 14.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.01 and the average family size is 3.33. In the city the population is spread out with 34.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the city is $42,121, and the median income for a family is $44,735. Males have a median income of $31,192 versus $24,000 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,975. 8.3% of the population and 5.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.6% are under the age of 18 and 14.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fountain, Colorado."
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Fountain is a village located in Mason County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 175.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 175 people, 71 households, and 47 families residing in the village. The population density is 66.9/km² (173.7/mi²). There are 89 housing units at an average density of 34.0/km² (88.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 97.14% White, 0.00% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 71 households out of which 26.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% are married couples living together, 9.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% are non-families. 31.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.46 and the average family size is 2.90. In the village the population is spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.4 males. The median income for a household in the village is $30,000, and the median income for a family is $50,938. Males have a median income of $31,875 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the village is $19,396. 5.5% of the population and 3.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 18.8% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fountain, Michigan."
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Fountain is a city located in Fillmore County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 343.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 343 people, 131 households, and 94 families residing in the city. The population density is 159.6/km² (413.4/mi²). There are 137 housing units at an average density of 63.7/km² (165.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 98.54% White, 0.00% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 131 households out of which 32.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% are married couples living together, 2.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% are non-families. 20.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.62 and the average family size is 3.06. In the city the population is spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 105.7 males. The median income for a household in the city is $40,250, and the median income for a family is $49,583. Males have a median income of $28,571 versus $22,321 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,085. 3.4% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 8.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fountain, Minnesota."
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Fountain is a town located in Pitt County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 533.Geography
Fountain is located at 35°40'25" North, 77°38'20" West (35.673637, -77.638959)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 533 people, 227 households, and 155 families residing in the town. The population density is 212.2/km² (550.9/mi²). There are 246 housing units at an average density of 97.9/km² (254.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 48.97% White, 50.47% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 227 households out of which 30.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% are married couples living together, 25.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% are non-families. 29.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.35 and the average family size is 2.88. In the town the population is spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 70.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 65.5 males. The median income for a household in the town is $17,656, and the median income for a family is $26,042. Males have a median income of $27,292 versus $19,643 for females. The per capita income for the town is $10,944. 36.2% of the population and 35.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 51.9% are under the age of 18 and 30.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fountain, North Carolina."
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Fountain is a town located in Juneau County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 582.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 79.9 km² (30.8 mi²). 79.9 km² (30.8 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 582 people, 194 households, and 155 families residing in the town. The population density is 7.3/km² (18.9/mi²). There are 221 housing units at an average density of 2.8/km² (7.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.80% White, 0.17% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.17% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 194 households out of which 34.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% are married couples living together, 8.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% are non-families. 15.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.72 and the average family size is 3.01. In the town the population is spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $47,500, and the median income for a family is $48,750. Males have a median income of $31,875 versus $21,786 for females. The per capita income for the town is $17,350. 11.7% of the population and 8.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 23.9% are under the age of 18 and 11.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fountain, Wisconsin."
Synonyms: FountainSynonyms: fount (n), jet (n), natural spring (n), outflow (n), outpouring (n), spring (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: spouter (geography, mining), trumpeted (metallurgy), trumpeting (metallurgy). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Cause | Spring, fountain, well, font; fountainhead, spring head, wellhead; fons et origo, genesis; descent; (paternity); remote cause; influence. |
River | Spring, artesian well, fount, fountain; rill, rivulet, gill, gullet, rillet; streamlet, brooklet; branch; runnel, sike, burn, beck, creek, brook, bayou, stream, river; reach, tributary. |
Store | Noun: stock, fund, mine, vein, lode, quarry; spring; fount, fountain; well, wellspring; milch cow. |
Summit | Noun: summit, summity; top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point; turn of the tide, fountain head; water shed, water parting; sky, pole. |
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Screenplays | He's a fountain of misplaced rage (Con Air; writing credit: Scott Michael Rosenberg.) And we wont be able to pee in the drinking fountain (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) I'm sorry, my idiot driver parked too close to the fountain. (A Shot in the Dark; writing credit: Marcel Achard; William Peter Blatty) Yeah, they should put a drinking fountain out here (Beavis and Butt-head Do America; writing credit: Mike Judge;) Look, Uncle, there's the water fountain. (Inspector Gadget; writing credit: Nezihe Araz) | |
Lyrics | My love is a fountain (Ready Or Not; performing artist: After 7) Sleeping on the steps of a fountain (MOONCHILD; performing artist: King Crimson) | |
Clever | Some people drink deeply from the fountain of knowledge, while some others only gargle. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Flim Flam Fountain (1971) The Fountain of Youth (1958) Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) Don's Fountain of Youth (1953) Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | (3) color slides show a large sundae, fountain type glass filled with fountain soda (root beer?), soda straw. Credit: Renee Comet (photographer). |  | Photomicrograph of Cryptosporidium parvum oocyts in stool smear, acid fast stain. Photograph of water fountain with sign that water is unsafe. Parasite. Credit: CDC. |
 | Carrying the fire bucket for cold fingers and frozen fountain pens Level party of William Gibson. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Lieutenant Fountain and Sergeant Newton on reconnaissance training 17th FAOB training exercises prior to D-Day Photo from 17th FAOB Album. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Whale sculptures grace the fountain at the Birch Aquarium. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | [Congressman L.H. Fountain visits Research Triangle Park]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Whitcomb's Dental "Fountain" Spittoon. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Scene at the ship's "gedunk" (soda fountain and store), 18 January 1938. Note the variety of magazines hung behind the counter. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Unidentified fountain with circular basin and central feature with spouting turtle at corner. Perspective sketch study. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Fountain (Ridgefield, Conn.). Version mounted on elongated baluster form above shorter rectilinear base. Perspective sketch study. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Fountain Sculpture" by Tracy L. Nemeth Commentary: "This was in a park in Mexico." | "Fountain" by Jim Weisz Commentary: "Fountain." |
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 | Slurping water out of a drinking fountain. |
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain. |
John Locke | Parents wonder why the streams are bitter when they themselves have poisoned the fountain. |
Lucretius | In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers. |
| From the heart of this fountain of delights wells up some bitter taste to choke them even amid the flowers. | |
Plato | Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable, inasmuch as he has the fountain of reason in him not yet regulated. |
Washington Irving | A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. |
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John Locke | 1690 | Though the water running in the fountain be every one's, yet who can doubt, but that in the pitcher is his only who drew it out? His labour hath taken it out of the hands of nature, where it was common, and belonged equally to all her children, and hath thereby appropriated it to himself. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It was very dark, but she was accustomed to come to this fountain. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | His pipe lay broken on the hearth, instead of a bowl broken at the fountain. |
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Health | Do not drink fountain drinks or any drinks with ice cubes. (references) | |
Processed carbonated (bubbly) drinks in cans or bottles are probably safe, but drinks made at a fountain might not be because they are made with tap water. (references) | ||
Economic History | Syria | Souheil SARKIS & Fadi SARKIS: 7 Fountain Square, Adel Sharaf building, 2nd floor, tel: 963-11-231-8240, 444-5978; fax: 963-11-231-9975. Citizen of the SAR. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. Should you ask me whence this laughter, Whence this audible big-smiling, With its labial extension, With its maxillar distortion And its diaphragmic rhythmus Like the billowing of an ocean, Like the shaking of a carpet, I should answer, I should tell you: From the great deeps of the spirit, From the unplummeted abysmus Of the soul this laughter welleth As the fountain, the gug-guggle, Like the river from the canon [sic], To entoken and give warning That my present mood is sunny. Should you ask me further question -- Why the great deeps of the spirit, Why the unplummeted abysmus Of the soule extrudes this laughter, This all audible big-smiling, I should answer, I should tell you With a white heart, tumpitumpy, With a true tongue, honest Injun: William Bryan, he has Caught It, Caught the Whangdepootenawah! Is't the sandhill crane, the shankank, Standing in the marsh, the kneedeep, Standing silent in the kneedeep With his wing-tips crossed behind him And his neck close-reefed before him, With his bill, his william, buried In the down upon his bosom, With his head retracted inly, While his shoulders overlook it? Does the sandhill crane, the shankank, Shiver grayly in the north wind, Wishing he had died when little, As the sparrow, the chipchip, does? No 'tis not the Shankank standing, Standing in the gray and dismal Marsh, the gray and dismal kneedeep. No, 'tis peerless William Bryan Realizing that he's Caught It, Caught the Whangdepootenawah! |
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James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Under our happy system the people are the sole and exclusive fountain of power. |
Warren G. Harding | 1921-1923 | The earth is thirsting for the cup of good will, understanding is its fountain source. |
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| "Fountain" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.92% of the time. "Fountain" is used about 681 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96.92% | 660 | 9,933 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.08% | 21 | 76,261 |
| Total | 100.00% | 681 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "fountain" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Fountain | Last name | 9,000 | 1,409 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "fountain". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Aenon | N/A | Biblical | Fountain |
| Aiath | N/A | Biblical | Fountain |
| Anamim | N/A | Biblical | A fountain |
| Enam | N/A | Biblical | Fountain |
| En-dor | N/A | Biblical | Fountain |
| En-eglaim | N/A | Biblical | Fountain |
| En-gannim | N/A | Biblical | Fountain |
| En-gedi | N/A | Biblical | Fountain |
| En-hakkore | N/A | Biblical | Fountain of him that called or prayed |
| En-mishpat | N/A | Biblical | Fountain of judgment |
| Enon | N/A | Biblical | Fountain |
| En-rogel | N/A | Biblical | The fuller's fountain |
| En-shemesh | N/A | Biblical | Fountain |
| En-tappuah | N/A | Biblical | Fountain of an apple |
| Ijon | N/A | Biblical | Fountain |
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| Hong Kong | Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited | USA | Fountain Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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1. Fountain, CO (city, FIPS 27865) 2. Fountain, FL 3. Fountain, MI (village, FIPS 29940) 4. Fountain, MN (city, FIPS 22094) 5. Fountain, NC (town, FIPS 24440) |
Expressions using "fountain": Air fountain ♦ drinking fountain ♦ emergency eye fountain ♦ emergency eyewash fountain ♦ eye fountain ♦ eye wash fountain ♦ eyewash fountain ♦ Fountain City ♦ Fountain County ♦ fountain grass ♦ Fountain Green ♦ Fountain heead ♦ Fountain Hill ♦ Fountain Hills ♦ Fountain inkstand ♦ Fountain Inn ♦ Fountain lamp ♦ fountain of the Virgin ♦ fountain of youth ♦ Fountain of Youth Qigong ♦ fountain pen ♦ Fountain pump ♦ Fountain Run ♦ Fountain shell ♦ Fountain Valley ♦ refrigerated water fountain ♦ soda fountain ♦ water fountain. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "fountain": fountain-head, fountain-house, fountain-like, fountain-nymph, fountain-pen, fountain-pens, Fountain-side. | |
Containing "fountain": table-fountain-cum-water. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
fountain | 5,439 | stone fountain | 165 |
water fountain | 2,647 | soda fountain | 161 |
garden fountain | 2,060 | fountain of youth | 157 |
outdoor fountain | 1,954 | trevi fountain | 147 |
pond fountain | 1,158 | table top water fountain | 134 |
fountain pen | 664 | fountain hills az | 131 |
fountain valley california | 662 | fountain colorado | 125 |
wall fountain | 647 | table fountain | 125 |
fountain of wayne | 646 | fountain neopets rainbow | 109 |
indoor fountain | 430 | three coin in the fountain | 102 |
fountain boat | 382 | desktop fountain | 98 |
outdoor water fountain | 331 | fountain lyrics wayne | 92 |
table top fountain | 322 | copper fountain | 88 |
solar fountain | 303 | buckingham fountain | 88 |
fountain pump | 298 | water fountain pump | 87 |
indoor water fountain | 284 | fountain hills | 85 |
garden water fountain | 217 | fountain powerboats | 84 |
drinking fountain | 198 | fountain valley | 81 |
chocolate fountain | 177 | city of fountain valley | 80 |
pool fountain | 168 | wedding cake fountain | 78 |
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| Language | Translations for "fountain"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | bron (source, spring). (various references) | |
Albanian | shatërvan (drinking fountain), rezervë (backup, cartridge, deposit, distance, emergency, fund, garment, hoard, leeway, margin, munition, offishness, ordinary, pool, reservation, reserve, resource, spare, stand by, stock, stockpile, store, supply), burim (cradle, efflux, font, fount, fountain-head, mother, origin, parent, principle, provenance, provenience, radix, rill, root, source, spring, Springhead, wellhead, wellspring). (various references) | |
Arabic | ينبوع (font, fount, root, well), مصدر (beginning, fount, infinitive, mother, origin, principle, provenance, provenience, root, source, springhead), نافورة (fount, jet, spout, squirt), سبيل للشرب. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | чешма, фонтан, първоизточник (fount, primary source, principle, root stock), произход (background, beginning, birth, blood, derivation, descent, extraction, filiation, genesis, line, mint, nativity, origin, origination, origins, parentage, pedigree, provenance, provenience, rise, stock), извор (font, fount, fountain-head, head, headspring, lymph, origin, rise, seepage, source, spring, well, wellhead, wellspring). (various references) | |
Catalan | font. (various references) | |
Chinese | 噴泉 , 泉 (spring), 喷泉 (Geyser). (various references) | |
Czech | fontána (fount), zřídlo (spring), pramen (head, headspring, source, spring, strand, streak, well, wellspring), kašna. (various references) | |
Danish | kilde (source, spring). (various references) | |
Dutch | fontein. (various references) | |
Esperanto | fonto (source, spring), fontano. (various references) | |
Faeroese | kelda (source, spring), gosbrunnur. (various references) | |
Farsi | فواره (Jet, Spout, Springhead, Waterwheel), منشاء (Germ, Parent, Paternity, Provenance, Source), منبع (Cistern, Mine, Original, Resource, Source), مخزن (Bomb, Cache, Depository, Magazine, Repertory, Repository, Reservoir, Stank, Storage, Store, Storehouse, Sump, Tank, Thesaurus, Warehouse), چشمه (Mesh, Source, Spring, Springhead, Well), سرچشمه (Derivation, Mother, Original, Principle, Root, Source, Spring, Springhead). (various references) | |
Finnish | värilaatikko (colour box), värikaukalo (duct), suihkulähde, suihkukaivo, lähde (source, spring), kaivo (source, spring, well), juomavesijäähdytin (drinking water cooler, water dispenser). (various references) | |
French | source (fount), fontaine (fount). (various references) | |
Frisian | welle (source, spring). (various references) | |
German | Brunnen (font, fountains, spring, well, wells), fontäne (font, jet, spout), Springbrunnen (fountains), quelle (fount, headwaters, origin, source, sources, sourse, spring, well, wellspring), Herkunft (ancestry, background, birth, extraction, lineage, nativity, origin, parentage, pedigree, provenance, sources, stock). (various references) | |
Greek | πηγή (derivation, fount, origin, origination, parent, rise, source, spring, well), συντριβάνι. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מקור (fount, germ, nib, origin, parent, resource, resources, root, seed, source, well, wellspring), מעין (almost, as if, kind of, like, sort of, source, spring, well), מזרקה (jet of water), מבוע (spring). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szökőkút (waterworks), kút (feedthrough, fount, pit, pump, well), ivókút (drinking-fountain). (various references) | |
Icelandic | brunnur (source, spring). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pemancar (radiator, transmitter), pancuran (douche). (various references) | |
Italian | sorgente (fount, fountainhead, rising, source, spring, wellspring), fonte (font, fount, pool, quarry, reservoir, source, spring, well), fontana. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 泉 (spring). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ふんせん (hard fighting, spring), せんすい (diving, miniature lake), いずみ (spring). (various references) | |
Korean | 샘 (leaking, Trickling). (various references) | |
Malay | mata-air (source, spring). (various references) | |
Manx | farraney (squirting), farrane (drinking fountain, fount, spring, spring-well; breeze, squirt, water source), farranaghey. (various references) | |
Norwegian | kilde (source, spring). (various references) | |
Papiamen | fuente (source, spring), fòntein. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ountainfay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | nascente (draw-well, fount, headspring, incipient, nascent, orient, orientate, source, spring, springhead, well, wellspring), fonte (authorship, draw-well, font, fount, fresh, hand, head, headspring, mint, mother, origination, radix, root, source, spring, supply, temple, well, wellspring), manancial (draw-well, fount, mint, source, spring, well, wellspring), chafariz. (various references) | |
Romanian | fântânã (font, source, well), sursã (beginning, capital, derivation, efflux, hand, mother, parent, quarry, rise, root, source, spring, well, wellhead), rezervor (cistern, collector, fount, receiver, reservoir, tank), obârşie (beginning, descent, mother, origin, parentage, source, spring), izvor (beginning, bourn, Bourne, efflux, font, fount, fountain-head, head, headspring, mine, mother, origin, origination, parent, quarry, rise, source, spring, well, wellhead), chei (embankment, gap, gorge, jetty, levee, mole, opening, pier, quay, wharf). (various references) | |
Russian | фонтан (font). (various references) | |
Scottish | tobar (a well, origin, source, well). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | fontana, česma (drinking fountain, faucet). (various references) | |
Spanish | fuente (basin, bowl, chalybeate, deodorant, dish, font, fount, headpiece, pelvis, platter, pool, quarter, source, spring, Springhead, well, wellspring). (various references) | |
Swedish | fontän (jet of water). (various references) | |
Thai | น้ำพุเทียม, น้ำพุธรรมชาติ (spring). (various references) | |
Turkish | fiskíye, fıskiye (girandole, sprinkler, squirt), pınar (font, fount, spring), memba (font, fount, mine, roots, source, spring, wellspring), kaynak (authorship, basis, beginning, birth, bottom, chapter and verse, context, font, fount, fountain-head, fund, genesis, grass roots, headspring, inquiries, origin, parent, paternity, principle, provenance, quarter, reserve, resource, rise, root, root stock, roots, seeds, source, source material, source of supply, spore, spring, weld, welding, well, wellhead, wellspring, womb), çexme, çeşme (drinking fountain, tap, well). (various references) | |
Turkmen | fontan (r). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | фонтан (cataract), ключ (caravan, clef, clew, key, passkey, secret), водограй. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | suối nước, nguồn sông vòi nước. (various references) | |
Welsh | ffynnon (source, spring, well). (various references) | |
Yucatec | sayab ha' (source, spring), sayab (source, spring). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | fons, fons, fontis, fonte, fontem, fontes, fonti, fontibus, fontis, fontium, saliens, salientis. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | xå. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | fontana. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | fontaine. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 16, Verse 22 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Phgh zwhV ennoia toiV kekthmenoiV paideia de afronwn kakh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Fons vitae eruditio possidentis doctrina stultorum fatuitas |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The welle of lif the lernyng of the weldere; the doctrine of foolis folie. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Understanding is a well-spring of life to him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 16, Verse 22 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang salabutan maoy usa ka atabay nga tuburan sa kinabuhi niadtong nagabaton niini; Apan ang pagsaway sa mga buang mao ang ilong binuang. |
| Croatian | Izvor je životni razum onima koji ga imaju, a ludima je kazna njihova ludost. |
| Danish | Kløgt er sin Mand en Livsens Kilde, Dårskab er Dårers Tugt. |
| Dutch | Het verstand dergenen, die het bezitten, is een springader des levens; maar de tucht der dwazen is dwaasheid. |
| Finnish | Ymmärrys on omistajalleen elämän lähde, mutta hulluus on hulluille kuritus. |
| French | La sagesse est une source de vie pour celui qui la possède; Et le châtiment des insensés, c`est leur folie. |
| German | Klugheit ist wie ein Brunnen des Lebens dem, der sie hat; aber die Zucht der Narren ist Narrheit. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kebijaksanaan adalah sumber kebahagiaan hidup orang berbudi; orang bodoh disiksa oleh kebodohannya sendiri. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa pengetahuan itu menjadi suatu mata air selamat kepada orang yang mempunyai dia; tetapi pengajaran orang bodoh ia itu kebodohan juga. |
| Italian | Fonte di vita è la prudenza per chi la possiede, castigo degli stolti è la stoltezza. |
| Maori | ¶ Ko te matauranga te puna o te ora mo te tangata i whiwhi ki tera; ko te ako ia mo te hunga wairangi ko to ratou wairangi ano. |
| Norwegian | Klokskap er en livsens kilde for dem som eier den, men dårers straff er deres egen dårskap. |
| Portuguese | O entendimento, para aquele que o possui, é uma fonte de vida, porém a estultícia é o castigo dos insensatos. |
| Rumanian | Knyelepciunea este un izvor de viayq pentru cine o are; dar pedeapsa nebunilor este nebunia lor. - |
| Russian | тБЪХН ДМС ЙНЕАЭЙИ ЕЗП--ЙУФПЮОЙЛ ЦЙЪОЙ, Б ХЮЕОПУФШ ЗМХРЩИ--ЗМХРПУФШ. |
| Spanish | Fuente de vida es el entendimiento al que lo posee, pero el castigo de los insensatos es la misma insensatez. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "fountain": fountained, fountainhead, fountainheads, fountaining, fountains. (additional references) | |
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"Fountain" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Fainstein, fantain, Farnetani, Fonstein, fontain, fontani, Fonteio, Fontin, foontain, founation, foundtain, Fountaine, fountian, fountin, fourtain, foutain, Foutaine, lointain, lointaine. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "fountain" (pronounced fou"ntun) |
| 5 | -ou" n t u n | intermountain, mountain. |
| 4 | -n t u n | badminton, Canton, dentin, plantain, ponton, wanton. |
| 3 | -t u n | fatten, actin, batten, beaten, begotten, biotin, bitten, Boston, boughten, Bouton, brighten, bulletin, Burton, button, capstan, captain, carton, certain, charlatan, chieftain, clandestine, cosmopolitan, cotton, craton, curtain, Dalton, dishearten, eaten, enlighten, exoskeleton, flatten, forgotten, frighten, frostbitten, gelatin, gluten, gotten, guncotton, handwritten, hearten, heighten, highfalutin, intestine, jetton, kindergarten, kitten, lighten, litten, lovastatin, Manhattan, marten, Martin, Melton, metropolitan, misbegotten, mitten, molten, mutton, nekton, Newton, overwritten, Parton, Patten, phytoplankton, piston, plankton, platen, pleasing, predestine, prolactin, puritan, rewritten, rotten, Samaritan, satin, Seton, Sexton, shorten, Singleton, skeleton, smitten, spartan, straighten, sultan, sweeten, tartan, teston, threaten, tighten, Titan, Triton, tungsten, typewritten, unbeaten, unbutton, uncertain, underwritten, unwritten, verboten, wheaten, whiten, written. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-i-n-n-o-t-u" | |
-1 letter: fontina. | |
-2 letters: anoint, fanion, infant, nation, nonfat. | |
-3 letters: anion, faint, fanon, fount, futon, niton, unfit, union. | |
-4 letters: anon, anti, aunt, auto, fain, fano, faun, fiat, fino, foin, font, info, into, iota, naif, naoi, nona, nota, noun, tain, tofu, tufa, tuna, unai, unit, unto. | |
-5 letters: aft, ain, ait, ani, ant, fan, fat, fin, fit, fon, fou. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-i-n-n-o-t-u" | |
+1 letter: fountains. | |
+2 letters: foundation, fountained, functional, nitrofuran, outfawning. | |
+3 letters: antifouling, confutation, fecundation, foundations, fountaining, fucoxanthin, fulmination, functionary, infatuation, infuriation, malfunction, nitrofurans, outflanking, sulfonating, sulfonation, transfusion, unification. | |
+4 letters: bifunctional, confutations, difunctional, fecundations, fluorinating, fluorination, foundational, fountainhead, fucoxanthins, fulminations, functionally, infatuations, infibulation, infuriations, insufflation, malfunctions, refoundation, sulfonations, transfusions, unifications. | |
+5 letters: autoinfection, confabulating, confabulation, configuration, disfunctional, dysfunctional, fluorinations, fountainheads, frequentation, functionalism, functionalist, functionality, functionaries, infibulations, insufflations, malfunctioned, nonfigurative, nonfunctional, nullification, refoundations, reunification, transfusional, uninformative. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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