fountain

  1. Noun.  (originally) A spring, natural source of water.
  2. 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.
  3. Noun.  The structure from which an artificial fountain issues.
  4. Noun.  A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
  5. Noun.  A source, origin of a flow (e.g. of favors, of knowledge).
  6. Noun.  A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that thows it.
  7. Noun.  (US) A soda fountain.
  8. Verb.  To flow or gush as if from a fountain.

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