fountain
中文解釋
wordnet sense
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Collins Definition
Verb
fountains, plural;
/ˈfountn/,
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fountains, plural;
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Spurt or cascade like a fountain
- - an enormous curtain of lava fountained into the sky
Noun
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An ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which one or more jets of water are pumped into the air
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A thing that spurts or cascades into the air
- - little fountains of dust
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A natural spring of water
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A source of a desirable quality
- - the government always quotes this report as the fountain of truth
Web Definitions:
- a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
- spring: a natural flow of ground water
- a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
- A fountain (from the Latin "fons" or "fontis", a source or spring), or sometimes called water fountain, is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect.
- Fountain is a 1917 work by Marcel Duchamp. It is one of the pieces which he called readymades (also known as found art), because he made use of an already existing object--in this case a urinal, which he titled Fountain and signed "R. Mutt". ...
- The fountain is a juggling pattern that is often used for juggling an even number of objects. In a fountain, each hand juggles separately, and the objects are not thrown between the hands. For example, in a four-ball fountain, each hand juggles two balls independently.
- The Fountain is a 2006 American film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. ...
- The Fountain is the eleventh studio album by British band Echo & the Bunnymen. The album was released on 12 October 2009 and was produced by John McLaughlin, Ian McCulloch and Simon Perry. The first single from the album, "Think I Need It Too", was released on 28 September 2009.
- The Fountain is a graphic novel illustrated by Kent Williams published in 2005 by Vertigo Comics, based on the original script of Darren Aronofsky's film The Fountain.
- 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. ...
- Trough or container, on a printing press, that holds fluids such as ink, varnish or water. Also called duct.
- A bearing resembling the roundel. It is a disk divided by six lines wavy, tinctured argent and azure, to represent water.
- Basic pattern for an even number of props. Each hand independantly juggles half the number of props without crossing them over.
- 1978-86. 2 piano. Ms. Private recorder (cassette) (See Discography)
- That part of a locomotive where steam issues from the boiler and flows into pipes for lubrication, injection, etc.
- there are various definitions of a fountain; It can be a broad water feature where the water movement is the main focus. It can also be the specific part of the feature that is the moving water such as a spray of water or a spitting statue.
- the ink reservoir on a screen printing press.
- Term used in many French speaking countries to describe the above-ground pump assembly.
- A ground firework that ejects a spray of sparks or other effects into the air. Larger fountains are often called GERBS. Some fountains are conical in shape, this has the effect of a steadily increasing volume of sparks and noise. These are called CONES or VOLCANOES.
- means a structure that water comes out of. What’s the word?
- jet, source, reservoir, spring, origin, (structure to supply water), (spout of water)
- A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.
- The fountain has acquired the symbolic meaning of the fountain of life.
- with an elaborately carved plaque resting on a shell form basin supported by a scrolled bracket, is often used by dating couples as their meeting place. It was established in 1855. ...
- or "momma and poppa" a gun station that throws two marks, one to each side of the position, in sequence.