Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that sprinkles, especially:
- n. An outlet on a sprinkler system.
- n. A device with perforations through which water issues from a hose to sprinkle a lawn.
- n. A sprinkler system.
- v. To equip with a sprinkler system.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who or that which sprinkles. Especially—(a ) A spherical or barrel shaped vase having a small spout. Such vases were grasped in the hand, and the liquid contents thrown out with a jerking motion.
- n. Milit., same as morning-star, 2.
Wiktionary
- n. Anything that sprinkles.
- n. An irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.
- n. A fire sprinkler; a heat actived fire extinguisher.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who sprinkles.
- n. An instrument or vessel used in sprinkling; specifically, a watering pot.
WordNet 3.0
- n. mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden
Etymologies
- sprinkle + -er (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I've found that one of these tubs (we just "upgraded" from a 30 gallon to a 45 gallon model this summer - $25 at the hardware store) and a good sprinkler is all the water fun my small children need.”
“Moose in a Sprinkler - Running through a sprinkler is a fun way to cool off on a hot summer day, for young humans as well as young moose!”
The Huffington Post: David Mizejewski: Animals in Odd Places
“The sprinkler is a light brass rose, about 1½ inches diameter and less than two inches high entire, the distributer being a revolving head fitted loosely to the body of the fixed portion, which is made to screw into a half inch tube connection.”
“A telephone prankster posing as a sprinkler company employee caused havoc Saturday morning at an Arkansas Holiday Inn when he convinced an employee to set off the hotel's fire alarm, smash windows, shut down electricity, and break a sprinkler head that flooded the building lobby.”
“One company that benefited: Wheatland Tube Co., which employs 1,600 people, most of them in factories near this small city, making steel pipes for uses such as sprinkler systems and plumbing.”
The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Steps Up Complaints at the WTO
“It is an easy matter if you have all appliances, – a "sprinkler," or”
“From Jake, Newquay, TMS inbox: "I'd like to add my voice to the no doubt cacophonous chorus of people demanding that Aggers repeat his 'sprinkler' in front of the video cameras at the earliest opportunity...”
“Our ongoing Parta's Own moderation system MediaChannels and the 'sprinkler' Parta moderates the discussions year-round and makes sure stimulating content is found and EnerNext Energie2point0 published Web Video”
“The Ashes 2010: Graeme Swann leads 'sprinkler' celebrations as England retain urn in”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘sprinkler’.
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ENVI - water protection
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TECH - department store terms
absorbable, access road, account book, acoustic, adding machine, adhesive, advisory service, aeration, air compressor, air conditioner, air filter, alarm system and 231 more...
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Words I like
This is a list of my favourite words (phrases) in english, as a second language. I love them mostly because of how they sound and their meaning.
ninja, cookie, skill, zip, plentiful, digg, debris, pancake, cucumber, fetch, pot, backpack and 461 more...
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Let's Play
Classic Children's Toys and Games and Amusements
colorforms, jacks, hopscotch, louisville slugger, duncan imperial, flexible flyer, radio flyer, troll doll, dam doll, pick-up sticks, silly putty, marbles and 155 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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Summertime
Words associated with summer
summer, sunshine, sunny, thunderstorm, cicada, cricket, firefly, ice cream, pool, laughter, water, beach and 21 more...
Tweets
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treeseed Many children love to run through the sprinkler on a hot summer day...but eventually it is too cold to endure! Jan 27, 2008