faucet
Translation
tap
Examples
Please turn off the faucet.
Please turn off the tap.
The kitchen faucet is dripping.
The kitchen tap is dripping.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the faucet)) a tap (US English) Turn on the faucet.
Similar Words
Synonyms: tap (UK), spigot, valve
Etymology
From Old French 'fausset', meaning 'a bung for a cask', which referred to a device for controlling liquid.
Memory Tips
Remember that 'faucet' is the common American English term, while 'tap' is used in British English.