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spout
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- pronunciation:
- spaUt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
spouts, spouting, spouted |
| definition 1: |
to forcefully expel (a fluid or other substance), often in a continuous stream.
The fountain spouted water.- synonyms:
- gush, jet, spit, spurt, stream, vomit, well
- similar words:
- discharge, eject, emit, expel, issue, shoot, squirt, vent
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| definition 2: |
to utter in a pretentious or wordy manner.
He spouted a lot of nonsense.- synonyms:
- carry on, declaim
- similar words:
- orate, pour, rant, reel off, spew, spit, unload
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| related words: |
belch, erupt, stream, vent |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to forcefully emit a fluid or other substance, often in a continuous stream.
The volcano spouted for days.- synonyms:
- jet, spurt, stream
- similar words:
- belch, erupt, gush, spew, squirt
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| definition 2: |
to flow out forcefully, usu. under pressure.
Hot water is spouting from the geyser.- synonyms:
- gush, issue, pour, shoot, spew, squirt, vomit
- similar words:
- erupt, flow, jet, vent, well
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| related words: |
burst, pour, start, stream |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a tube, pipe, or other projection from which fluid or other substance is ejected or poured.
a spout on a teapot
- synonyms:
- drainpipe, duct, nozzle, waterspout
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| definition 2: |
a jet or forceful discharge of fluid.
We watched for the whale's spout.- synonyms:
- fountain, gush, jet, spurt, squirt
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| related words: |
flush, tube, vent |
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