| nozzle | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. nose, nozzle | a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged. |
| ~ gas burner, gas jet | burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame. |
| ~ oilcan | a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery. |
| ~ showerhead | a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather. |
| ~ spout | an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain. |
| ~ sprinkler system | a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature. |
| n. (body) | 2. beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout | informal terms for the nose. |
| ~ nose, olfactory organ | the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals.; "he has a cold in the nose" |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| spurt | | |
| n. (event) | 1. jet, spirt, spurt, squirt | the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid). |
| ~ outpouring, discharge, run | the pouring forth of a fluid. |
| ~ spray | a jet of vapor. |
| ~ spritz | a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water). |
| v. (motion) | 2. gush, spirt, spout, spurt | gush forth in a sudden stream or jet.; "water gushed forth" |
| ~ pump | flow intermittently. |
| ~ blow | spout moist air from the blowhole.; "The whales blew" |
| ~ whoosh | gush or squirt out.; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well" |
| ~ pour | flow in a spurt.; "Water poured all over the floor" |
| v. (motion) | 3. forge, spirt, spurt | move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| squirt | | |
| n. (person) | 1. pip-squeak, small fry, squirt | someone who is small and insignificant. |
| ~ nobody, nonentity, cypher, cipher | a person of no influence. |
| v. (contact) | 2. eject, force out, squeeze out, squirt | cause to come out in a squirt.; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" |
| ~ spritz | eject (a liquid) quickly.; "spritz water on a surface" |
| ~ extravasate | force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel. |
| ~ discharge | pour forth or release.; "discharge liquids" |
| v. (contact) | 3. squirt | wet with a spurt of liquid.; "spurt the wall with water" |
| ~ wet | cause to become wet.; "Wet your face" |
| ~ squish | put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action. |
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