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- [spring-kler]
- /ˈsprɪŋ klər/
- /ˈsprɪŋ.kl̩.ər/
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- [spring-kler]
- /ˈsprɪŋ klər/
Definitions of sprinkler word
- noun sprinkler any of various devices for sprinkling, as a watering pot, a container of water with a perforated top used to sprinkle clothes before ironing, or especially a perforated ring or small stand with a revolving nozzle to which a hose is attached for watering a lawn with a fine, even spray. 1
- noun sprinkler a person who sprinkles. 1
- verb with object sprinkler to provide (a warehouse, school, office building, etc.) with a sprinkler system. 1
- noun sprinkler device for watering a lawn 1
- countable noun sprinkler A sprinkler is a device used to spray water. Sprinklers are used to water plants or grass, or to put out fires in buildings. 0
- noun sprinkler a device perforated with small holes that is attached to a garden hose or watering can and used to spray plants, lawns, etc, with water 0
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Origin of sprinkler
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; sprinkle + -er1
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Parts of speech for Sprinkler
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sprinkler popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sprinkler usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sprinkler
noun sprinkler
- aerosol — An aerosol is a small container in which a liquid such as paint or deodorant is kept under pressure. When you press a button, the liquid is forced out as a fine spray or foam.
- atomizer — a device for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, such as the nozzle used to feed oil into a furnace or an enclosed bottle with a fine outlet used to spray perfumes or medicines
- duster — a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
- diffuser — a person or thing that diffuses.
- irrigator — One who, or that which, irrigates.
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