as in valve
a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid don't forget to turn off the faucet

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Recent Examples of faucet Residents should run a trickle from one indoor faucet overnight. Andrew Freedman, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025 Scanning a new Wikipedia tab can feel like turning on a faucet, using a resource that has seemingly always been there and dispensed evenly, almost magically, from the Internet pipes. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025 The New York Times: Dripping faucets and seizing Greenland: With Trump, some things don’t change. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025 Pro tip: To help avoid freezing pipes, keep garage doors closed, open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors for more air circulation and drip water from faucets. Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for faucet 

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“Faucet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faucet. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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