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      fountain
      noun
      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.
      (originally) A natural source of water; a spring.
      (figurative) A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).
      (US) A soda fountain.
      (US) A drink poured from a soda fountain, or the cup it is poured into.
      The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
      A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
      (figurative) Anything that resembles a fountain in operation.
      A ground-based firework that projects sparks similar to a water fountain.
      (heraldry) A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.
      (juggling) A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it.
      A city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, named after Fountain Creek (Arkansas River tributary).
      A placename:
      A ghost town in Mendocino County, California, United States.
      A city in Fountain County, Indiana, United States, USA formerly known as Portland.
      A village in Mason County, Michigan, United States.
      A city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States.
      A town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States.
      An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois, United States.
      An unincorporated community in Bay County, Florida, United States.
      A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States.
      An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
      A topographic surname.
      verb
      (intransitive) To flow or gush as if from a fountain.
      Roots
      fonsfount- · Latin · spring, source
      Synonyms for fountain
      fountnfountainheadnwellspringnspoutngeysernspringvwellheadnheadspringnheadstreamnspringhead
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