sprinkle
English Thesaurus
1. the act of sprinkling or splashing water (noun.act)
hypernym | : | watering, |
definition | : | wetting with water (noun.act) |
2. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby (noun.phenomenon)
hypernym | : | rain shower, shower, |
definition | : | a brief period of precipitation (noun.phenomenon) |
3. scatter with liquid; wet lightly (verb.change)
hypernym | : | wet, |
definition | : | cause to become wet (verb.change) |
4. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force (verb.contact)
hyponym | : | salt, |
definition | : | sprinkle as if with salt (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | drizzle, moisten, |
definition | : | moisten with fine drops (verb.contact) |
5. distribute loosely (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | discharge, |
definition | : | pour forth or release (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | spray, |
definition | : | scatter in a mass or jet of droplets (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | spray, |
definition | : | be discharged in sprays of liquid (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | splash, splosh, sprinkle, |
definition | : | cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | bespangle, |
definition | : | dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects (verb.contact) |
6. rain gently (verb.weather)
hypernym | : | rain, rain down, |
definition | : | precipitate as rain (verb.weather) |
7. the act of sprinkling or splashing water (noun.act)
derivation | : | splash, splosh, sprinkle, |
definition | : | cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force (verb.contact) |
8. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby (noun.phenomenon)
9. scatter with liquid; wet lightly (verb.change)
derivation | : | sprinkler, |
definition | : | mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden (noun.artifact) |
10. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force (verb.contact)
derivation | : | splash, splashing, |
definition | : | the act of scattering water about haphazardly (noun.act) |
derivation | : | sprinkler, |
definition | : | mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | plash, splash, |
definition | : | the sound like water splashing (noun.event) |
11. distribute loosely (verb.contact)
derivation | : | scatter, spread, |
definition | : | a haphazard distribution in all directions (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | scattering, sprinkling, |
definition | : | a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly (noun.quantity) |
derivation | : | dust, |
definition | : | free microscopic particles of solid material (noun.substance) |
12. rain gently (verb.weather)
13. the act of sprinkling or splashing water (noun.act)
derivation | : | splash, splosh, sprinkle, |
definition | : | cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force (verb.contact) |
14. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby (noun.phenomenon)
15. scatter with liquid; wet lightly (verb.change)
derivation | : | sprinkler, |
definition | : | mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden (noun.artifact) |
16. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force (verb.contact)
derivation | : | splash, splashing, |
definition | : | the act of scattering water about haphazardly (noun.act) |
derivation | : | sprinkler, |
definition | : | mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | plash, splash, |
definition | : | the sound like water splashing (noun.event) |
17. distribute loosely (verb.contact)
derivation | : | scatter, spread, |
definition | : | a haphazard distribution in all directions (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | scattering, sprinkling, |
definition | : | a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly (noun.quantity) |
derivation | : | dust, |
definition | : | free microscopic particles of solid material (noun.substance) |
18. rain gently (verb.weather)
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