fountain

fountain
Synonyms and related words:
anabasis, ascension, ascent, bob up, bonanza, break water, clamber, climb, climbing, cornucopia, elevation, escalade, float up, flush, fly up, font, fount, fountainhead, genesis, geyser, gold mine, gush, gyring up, headspring, headstream, headwater, inception, increase, jet, jump, jump up, leap, leap up, levitation, lode, mainspring, mine, mount, mounting, origin, pop up, provenance, provenience, quarry, resource, rise, rising, riverhead, rocket, rocketing up, root, rush, saltation, shoot up, shooting up, skyrocket, soaring, source, source of supply, spew, spit, spout, spouter, spray, spring, spring up, springhead, spritz, spurt, spurtle, squirt, staple, start up, surface, surge, takeoff, taking off, upclimb, upcoming, updraft, upgang, upgo, upgoing, upgrade, upgrowth, uphill, upleap, uplift, upping, uprisal, uprise, uprising, uprush, upshoot, upslope, upspear, upspring, upstart, upsurge, upsurgence, upsweep, upswing, vault, vault up, vein, well, wellhead, wellspring, whence, zooming

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  • Fountain — (deutsch: Brunnen, Fontäne) bezeichnet: den Titel eines Filmes von Darren Aronofsky, siehe The Fountain eine Speedbootmarke aus den USA, Fountain Powerboats Fountain Creek, Fluss in Colorado ein Kunstobjekt von Marcel Duchamp, siehe Fountain… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fountain — Foun tain (foun t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL. fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d {Fount}.] 1. A spring of water issuing from the earth. [1913 Webster] 2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the structure or works in which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fountain — Fountain, CO U.S. city in Colorado Population (2000): 15197 Housing Units (2000): 5219 Land area (2000): 13.997070 sq. miles (36.252243 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.014924 sq. miles (0.038652 sq. km) Total area (2000): 14.011994 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fountain, CO — U.S. city in Colorado Population (2000): 15197 Housing Units (2000): 5219 Land area (2000): 13.997070 sq. miles (36.252243 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.014924 sq. miles (0.038652 sq. km) Total area (2000): 14.011994 sq. miles (36.290895 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fountain, MI — U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 175 Housing Units (2000): 89 Land area (2000): 1.007521 sq. miles (2.609467 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.007521 sq. miles (2.609467 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fountain, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 343 Housing Units (2000): 137 Land area (2000): 0.829750 sq. miles (2.149042 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.829750 sq. miles (2.149042 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fountain, NC — U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 533 Housing Units (2000): 246 Land area (2000): 0.967525 sq. miles (2.505879 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.967525 sq. miles (2.505879 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • fountain — early 15c., spring of water that collects in a pool, from O.Fr. fontaine natural spring (12c.), from L.L. fontana fountain, spring (Cf. Sp., It. fontana), from noun use of fem. of L. fontanus of a spring, from fons (gen. fontis) spring (of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • fountain — [fount′ n] n. [ME < OFr fontaine < LL fontana < fem. of L fontanus < fons (gen. fontis), spring, prob. < IE base * dhen , to run, flow > Sans dhanáyati, (he) runs] 1. a natural spring of water 2. the source or beginning of a… …   English World dictionary

  • fountain — ► NOUN 1) an ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which a jet of water is pumped into the air. 2) literary a natural spring of water. 3) a source of something desirable. ► VERB ▪ spurt or cascade like a fountain. ORIGIN Old French fontaine …   English terms dictionary

  • Fountain — (spr. Faunten), Grafschaft im Staate Indiana (Nordamerika), 18 QM.; Flüsse: Wabash River u. Coal Creek; Boden eben, mit Waldungen u. Prairien; fruchtbar; Producte: Mais, Weizen, Hafer, Steinkohlen, Eisen; der Wabash Eriekanal durchschneidet die… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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