spigot
English Thesaurus
1. a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mixing faucet, |
| definition | : | single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cock, stopcock, turncock, |
| definition | : | faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | grip, handgrip, handle, hold, |
| definition | : | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it (noun.artifact) |
2. a plug for a bunghole in a cask (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | plug, stopper, stopple, |
| definition | : | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | barrel, cask, |
| definition | : | a cylindrical container that holds liquids (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | tapper, tapster, |
| definition | : | a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tap, |
| definition | : | pierce in order to draw a liquid from (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | tap, |
| definition | : | draw (liquor) from a tap (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | tap, |
| definition | : | furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | tapper, tapster, |
| definition | : | a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tap, |
| definition | : | pierce in order to draw a liquid from (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | tap, |
| definition | : | draw (liquor) from a tap (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | tap, |
| definition | : | furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it (verb.possession) |
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