Plural of spout
regular plural
The plural of spout is spouts.
Forms of spout
| Singular | spout /spaʊt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | spouts |
| Countable | countable |
Spouts in a sentence
- Water spouts from a hole.
- Toxotid and anabantid fish from Southeast Asia project spouts of water toward prey above the surface of the water .2011, Robert W. Shumaker, Animal Tool Behavior: The Use and Manufacture of Tools by Animals. From the entry anabantid
- Place drinking water in the reservoir, and test the functionality of the lick spouts with a paper towel.2006, Minoru Fukuda, Functional Glycomics, page 72. From the entry lick spout
- The spouts are a rare effect which occurs when too much water rushes into a dropshaft and traps air that’s normally vented.2022 September 12, Patty Wetli, “Chicago Dries Out From Intense Deluge. ‘We Don’t See Rainfall Rates That High’”, in WTTW, archived from…. From the entry dropshaft
- Who does not know the practical man who in his own field denounces socialism as "pernicious rot" but when he steps outside his subject spouts socialism like any left journalist.1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of…. From the entry left
Meaning of spout
- noun A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.
- noun A waterspout (“channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof”).
- noun A stream or discharge of liquid, typically with some degree of force.
Questions about the plural of spout
- What is the plural of spout?
- The plural of spout is spouts.
- Is spout countable?
- Spout is a countable noun.
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