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Faucet vs Mixer - What's the difference?

faucet | mixer |

As nouns the difference between faucet and mixer

is that faucet is an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir while mixer is someone or something who mixes; the agent noun of mix.

faucet

English

(wikipedia faucet)

Alternative forms

* ** faucet ** faucett ** fawcett * ** faucet ** faucett ** fawcet ** fawcett ** fawset * ** fasset ** faucet ** faucete ** faulsed ** faulset ** fauset * ** faucet ** faucit ** fausset ** fosset * ** faucet ** forset ** fosset * ** faucet (modern standard spelling)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (North America) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

    • Synonyms

    * tap, spigot

    Hypernyms

    * valve

    References

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    mixer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something who mixes; the agent noun of mix .
  • *
    • Bad mixer as he was, he preferred to be "out of it" in a crowd than out of it altogether.
  • A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
  • A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.
    • Do we have any mixers ? I don't want to drink this vodka neat.
  • mixing console
  • (senseid)(US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.

    • Hyponyms

    * cement mixer * electric whisk * hand mixer

    Coordinate terms

    * blender * food processor

    Related terms

    * mix * mixture

    External links

    * (drink mixer)

    Anagrams

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