dispenser
English Thesaurus
1. a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | container, |
| definition | : | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | inhalator, inhaler, |
| definition | : | a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | roll-on, |
| definition | : | a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | slinger ring, |
| definition | : | dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | soap dispenser, |
| definition | : | dispenser of liquid soap (noun.artifact) |
2. a person who dispenses (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | provider, supplier, |
| definition | : | someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity (noun.person) |
3. a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out, administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out, |
| definition | : | administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out, administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out, |
| definition | : | administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession) |
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