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fountain

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Noun

  1. A natural source of water; a spring.
  2. 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.
  3. The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
  4. A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
  5. A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).
  6. A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.
  7. A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it.
  8. A soda fountain.
  9. A drink poured from a soda fountain, or the cup it is poured into.
  10. A ground-based firework that projects sparks similar to a water fountain.
  11. Anything that resembles a fountain in operation.

Verb

  1. To flow or gush as if from a fountain.

Proper noun

  1. A placename: A ghost town in Mendocino County, California, United States.
  2. A placename: A city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, named after Fountain Creek (Arkansas River tributary).
  3. A placename: An unincorporated community in Bay County, Florida, United States.
  4. A placename: An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois, United States.
  5. A placename: A city in Fountain County, Indiana, United States, USA formerly known as Portland.
  6. A placename: A village in Mason County, Michigan, United States.
  7. A placename: A city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States.
  8. A placename: A town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States.
  9. A placename: An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
  10. A placename: A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States.
  11. A topographic surname.

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