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sprinkle
has definitions from the field of meteorology
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[ verb ] distribute loosely
Examples "He scattered gun powder under the wagon." Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)I learned , for_example , that he made a practice of yapping at dogs he encountered and , in winter , of sprinkling salt on the icy pavement to scarify their feet . |
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[ verb ] cause (a liquid) to spatter about, esp. with force
Examples "She splashed the water around her" Used in print (Brett Halliday, The Careless Corpse....)He got the pint of liquor out of his pocket and unscrewed the top , sprinkled the pungent stuff liberally over both men , and_then tossed the open bottle in on the front seat . |
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[ noun ] (meteorology) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
Synonyms Related terms |
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[ verb ] scatter with liquid; wet lightly
Synonyms Examples "Sprinkle the lawn" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (meteorology) rain gently
Synonyms Examples "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick." Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5218
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[ noun ] the act of sprinkling or splashing water
Synonyms Examples "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water" "a sparge of warm water over the malt" Related terms |
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