fau·cet [faucetfaucets] BrE [ˈfɔːsɪt] NAmE [ˈfɔːsɪt] (NAmE) (BrE tap) noun a device that controls the flow of water from a pipe •the hot/cold faucet •to turn a faucet on/off See also: ↑tap
Word Origin: late Middle English (denoting a bung for the vent hole of a cask, or a tap for drawing liquor from a container): from Old French fausset, from Provençal falset, from falsar ‘to bore’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
Example Bank: •He stuck his head under the faucet. •Is the faucet dripping again? •She repaired a leaky faucet. •She turned the sink faucet on. •the water from a faucet
