: a fixture for drawing or regulating the flow of liquid especially from a pipe
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don't forget to turn off the faucet
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Spray it on your faucets and shower heads once a week.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 18 May 2025
There’s a faucet on the eastern end of the campground where water from the creek is piped, but upon my arrival, the trough where the water came out was covered in thick green algae.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Removing Hard-Water Stains Ketchup can dissolve the minerals that cause hard-water stains on your faucets and fixtures.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
Some were given no toilet and no functioning faucet, or were expected to sleep on mats on concrete floors, in rooms where the lights never turned off.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 18 May 2025
There’s a faucet on the eastern end of the campground where water from the creek is piped, but upon my arrival, the trough where the water came out was covered in thick green algae.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Removing Hard-Water Stains Ketchup can dissolve the minerals that cause hard-water stains on your faucets and fixtures.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
Some were given no toilet and no functioning faucet, or were expected to sleep on mats on concrete floors, in rooms where the lights never turned off.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Faucet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faucet. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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faucet
noun
fau·cet
ˈfȯ-sət 
ˈfäs-ət
: a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid (as from a pipe)
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