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stopcock vs spigot

spigot vs stopcock

stopcock and spigot both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stopcock Yes No No No
spigot Yes No No No
As nouns, spigot is a hypernym of stopcock; that is, spigot is a word with a broader meaning than stopcock:
  • stopcock: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
  • spigot: a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Other hypernyms of stopcock include faucet.
stopcock (noun) spigot (noun)
faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
a plug for a bunghole in a cask
Difference between stopcock and spigot

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