fountains

Definition of fountains in English English dictionary: third-person singular of fountain; plural of fountain
fountains of youth: plural form of fountain of youth
Fountains Abbey: an abbey, built in the 12th century, in North Yorkshire, England where Cistercian monks (=members of an all-male religious group) lived. It is now a ruin and is visited by many tourists
drinking fountains: plural form of drinking fountain
fountain: A source, origin of a flow (e.g. of favors, of knowledge)
fountain: A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that thows it
fountain: To flow or gush as if from a fountain
fountain: A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn
fountain: The structure from which an artificial fountain issues
fountain: An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure
fountain: A soda fountain
fountain: A spring, natural source of water
soda fountains: plural form of soda fountain
water fountains: plural form of water fountain
fountain: a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
fountain: a natural flow of ground water
fountain: The source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is supplied continuously; origin; source
fountain: A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink fountain in a printing press, etc
fountain: The supply of ink for a lithographic press Sometimes also the supply of dampening solution
fountain: A fountain of a liquid is an amount of it which is sent up into the air and falls back. The volcano spewed a fountain of molten rock 650 feet in the air. = jet. Artificially produced jet of water, and the structure from which it rises. Fountains have been an important feature of landscape design since ancient times. Displaced for a time by the medieval well, the fountain reemerged in the late Middle Ages. It reached its peak in the Renaissance and Baroque eras, with designs in which sculpture became prominent (e.g., Rome's Trevi Fountain). Supplying water through conduits to multiple fountains, as at the Palace of Versailles, was an important feat. In Muslim countries, fountains for drinking and for ablutions are of great importance. A common type is the simple spout and basin enclosed in a graceful niche; more ambitious designs take the form of a richly decorated pavilion
fountain: Trough or container, on a printing press, that holds fluids such as ink, varnish or water Also called duct
fountain: spring: a natural flow of ground water
fountain: A device comprising pyrotechnic composition charged into a tube which may or may not be choked The composition may be hand charged, or more commonly nowadays, machine charged
fountain: Drinking device Also known as a bubbler, water fountain, or drinking fountain
fountain: A fountain is an ornamental feature in a pool or lake which consists of a long narrow stream of water that is forced up into the air by a pump
fountain: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
fountain: {i} spring, source of water; source; decorative spray of water; drinking fountain
fountain: an artificially produced flow of water
fountain: - firework that produces upward showers of sparks Also called gerbs
fountain: [MF] the central color is shaped like water rising from a fountain sprinkler head, arching up, out and down If the center is level, see Mushroom and if segmented, see Umbrella
fountain: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water an artificially produced flow of water a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
fountain: An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for ornament
fountain: A bearing resembling the roundel It is a disk divided by six lines wavy, tinctured argent and azure, to represent water
fountain: A spring of water issuing from the earth
fountain: {n} a well, spring, spout of water
fountain: The structure from which a fountain issues
fountain: A spring
fountain: An ornamental water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure
fountain: A source (especially of knowledge)