dabble vs fountain

dabble

noun
  • A spattering or sprinkling of a liquid. 

  • An act of splashing in soft mud, water, etc. 

  • An act of participation in an activity in a casual or superficial way. 

verb
  • To feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water. 

  • To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble. 

  • To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way. 

  • To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle. 

fountain

noun
  • A drink poured from a soda fountain, or the cup it is poured into. 

  • An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure. 

  • A natural source of water; a spring. 

  • A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn. 

  • A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge). 

  • A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it. 

  • A roundel barry wavy argent and azure. 

  • A ground-based firework that projects sparks similar to a water fountain. 

  • Anything that resembles a fountain in operation. 

  • The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue. 

  • A soda fountain. 

verb
  • To flow or gush as if from a fountain. 

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