Sprinkle

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  • intransitive verb. To scatter in drops or particles.
  • intransitive verb. To scatter drops or particles on.
  • intransitive verb. To intersperse with something as if by scattering.
  • intransitive verb. To distribute or intersperse at random.
  • intransitive verb. To scatter something in drops or particles.
  • intransitive verb. To fall or rain in small or infrequent drops.
  • noun. The act of sprinkling.
  • noun. A light rainfall.
  • noun. A small amount; a sprinkling.
  • noun. Small particles of candy sprinkled on ice cream as a topping.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make intoxicated or tipsy.
  • To scatter in drops or particles; let fall in minute quantities here and there; strew.
  • To besprinkle; bespatter or bestrew; overspread with drops or particles, as of a powder, liquid, coloring matter, etc.
  • To cleanse with drops, as of water; wash; purify.
  • To distribute here and there; diffuse.
  • To diversify by objects placed here and there over the surface; dot.
  • To issue in fine drops or particles; be sprinkled.
  • To send out sparks; scintillate; sparkle.
  • To rain slightly: used impersonally: as, does it sprinkle?
  • To scatter a liquid or any fine substance so that it may fall in small particles.
  • To dart hither and thither.
  • noun. A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler; specifically, a brush for sprinkling holy water; an aspersorium.
  • noun. A sprinkling, or falling in drops; specifically, a light rain.
  • noun. That which is sprinkled about; hence, a scattering or slight amount; a sprinkling.
  • noun. A light tinkling sound; a tinkle.
  • noun. Milit., same as morning-star
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles.
  • intransitive verb. To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then.
  • intransitive verb. To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
  • noun. A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.
  • noun. A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler.
  • transitive verb. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc.
  • transitive verb. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops or particles; to besprinkle.
  • transitive verb. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
  • verb. To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
  • verb. To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
  • noun. A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
  • noun. A light rain shower.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
  • verb. distribute loosely
  • verb. rain gently
  • verb. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
  • verb. scatter with liquid; wet lightly
  • noun. the act of sprinkling or splashing water
  • Word Usage
    "I am not big on salt in general, but a sprinkle is a must."
    cross-reference
    dot  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dinkel  finckle  finkle  kinkle  tinkle  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    admixture  bit  dash  dollop  flake  
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    verb-form