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spigot::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | faucet |
| Type of | regulator |
| Has types | hydrant, mixing faucet, water tap, cock, tap, turncock, water faucet, stopcock |
Examples of spigot
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So what would happen to the Chinese economy if the credit spigot got turned off?
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You punch out a perforated hole on the side of the box to extract a tiny spigot.
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It did not help that there was often 300 feet between the spigot and the plants.
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The financial spigot appeared to be off for a while at Advanced Cell Technology.
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The spigot broke in his hand and the two screamed for neighbors to bring water.
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Numerous sites are taking advantage of CRP's open spigot, including Maplight.org.
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Walking to the car, I knock the flimsy, plastic spigot off the side of my bucket.
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It would be like turning the spigot off just when all the orders were flowing in.
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Some days you have to walk, like, 20 feet to get to the nearest open vodka spigot.
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- Tap: a plug for a bunghole in a cask
- Faucet: a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- A tap is a valve controlling release of liquids (faucet and spigot are the terms used in the U.S.) or gas. In the British Isles and most of the Commonwealth, the word is used for any everyday type of valve, particularly the fittings that control water supply to bathtubs and sinks. In the U.S. ...
- A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; The plug of a faucet or cock; A faucet. (Appalachian)
- The plain end of a cast-iron pipe. The spigot is inserted into the bell end of the next pipe to make a water tight joint.
- Small adaptor pin used to attach a lantern to a push stand or similar unit.
- A type of fitting, essentially a section of pipe fused cleanly into a valve. This protruding pipe is then fused into the piping system. Usually found in high purity systems.
- That portion of a vitrified clay pipe that fits into the bell or socket of the preceding pipe.
- Metallic corner to break the stone along the perforation holes
