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fountain vs drinking fountain

drinking fountain vs fountain

fountain and drinking fountain both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fountain Yes No No No
drinking fountain Yes No No No
As nouns, drinking fountain is a hyponym of fountain; that is, drinking fountain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fountain:
  • fountain: a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
  • drinking fountain: a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
Other hyponyms of fountain include bubbler, water fountain.
fountain (noun) drinking fountain (noun)
a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
an artificially produced flow of water
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
a natural flow of ground water
Difference between fountain and drinking fountain

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