faucets

Noun

faucet (plural faucets)

1. (Canada, US) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
   • The rain ceased as if a faucet had been turned off.

   Synonyms:

   tap, spigot

2. (game development) One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation

   Antonyms:

   sink

3. A tapered tube, designed to be forced into a matching hole in a barrel, with the outer end holding a plug cock for decanting liquid from the barrel.
   • The pipe or faucet or rather fast set, so called, because it is set fast in.1585, Adrianus Junius, John Higgins, The Nomenclator, Or Remembrancer of Adrianus Iunius Physician ... VVritten ... in Latine, Greeke, French and Other Forrein Tongues : and Now in English by J....