- Spoutless
- Spoutless \Spout"less\, a. Having no spout. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
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Spoutless
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spoutless — spout·less … English syllables
spoutless — ˈspau̇tlə̇s adjective : having no spout … Useful english dictionary
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spout — spouter, n. spoutless, adj. spoutlike, adj. /spowt/, v.t. 1. to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet. 2. Informal. to state or declaim volubly or in an oratorical manner: He spouted his theories on… … Universalium
spout — noun 1》 a projecting tube or lip through or over which liquid can be poured from a container. 2》 a stream of liquid issuing with great force. 3》 a pipe, trough, or chute for conveying liquid, grain, etc. ↘historical a lift in a pawnshop used… … English new terms dictionary
spout — /spaʊt / (say spowt) verb (t) 1. to discharge or emit (a liquid, etc.) in a stream with some force. 2. Colloquial to utter or declaim in an oratorical manner. –verb (i) 3. to discharge a liquid, etc., in a jet or continuous stream. 4. to issue… …
spout — [spout] n. [ME spute, spoute < the v.] 1. a lip, orifice, or projecting tube, as on a teapot, in a drinking fountain, etc., by which a liquid is poured or discharged 2. a) a stream, jet, or discharge of or as of liquid from a spout b) the… … English World dictionary
spout — n. & v. n. 1 a a projecting tube or lip through which a liquid etc. is poured from a teapot, kettle, jug, etc., or issues from a fountain, pump, etc. b a sloping trough down which a thing may be shot into a receptacle. c hist. a lift serving a… … Useful english dictionary
