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spigot

noun

ˈspi-gət

Definition of spigot

as in valve

a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid the plumber has installed a new spigot over the kitchen sink

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Recent Examples of spigot Each site has a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad, with vault toilets and water spigots nearby. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 21 June 2026 The price equation If OPEC turns the spigots to max, a complex operation with no guarantee of success, all that oil may have nowhere to go. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 The only possible solution is to turn off the spigot, particularly regarding single-use plastics that are everywhere. — Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 The point is that the plumbing for supervision is being installed even where the public spigot stays shut, and a carrier that treats the attestation as a box-ticking nicety may find, at the next exam, that the box came with a paper trail attached. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for spigot

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valve

Noun

This forces the lower esophageal sphincter, the valve between the esophagus and the stomach, to open and close rapidly in succession.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The utility said around noon that crews are in the process of locating valves to get water pumping again, but repairs might take 12-16 hours.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of valve

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