spout
spout Lexical Profile
spout Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A tube, pipe, or projecting lip through which liquid is poured or discharged.
"She carefully poured the hot tea from the spout of the antique porcelain pot."
A continuous stream or jet of liquid or gas.
"A massive spout of water erupted from the broken fire hydrant, flooding the street."
• verb
To send out (a liquid or gas) forcefully in a continuous stream.
"The breaching humpback whale spouted a tall plume of mist into the cold ocean air."
To speak continuously and volubly, often in a pompous, repetitive, or unthinking manner.
"The politician continued to spout empty campaign promises to the increasingly frustrated crowd."
• Rhymes for spout
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'spoute', likely of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch 'spuit' (a spout or syringe) and 'spuiten' (to spout or squirt).
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