Outpouring vs Fountain - What's the Difference?

Fountain

Outpouring

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
  • a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
  • an artificially produced flow of water
  • a natural flow of ground water
Definition as Noun
  • the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
  • the pouring forth of a fluid
  • a large flow
  • a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
  • a natural flow of ground water

Examples

  • "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
  • "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"

Parts of Speech

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