noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Anything that sprinkles.
2. 2
   mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden wordnet
3. 3
   An irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.
4. 4
   A heat-activated device that sprays water in the event of a fire, usually mounted on a ceiling.
5. 5
   A dance move in which the dancer places one hand on the head behind the ear, with elbow bent, stretches the other arm forwards and mimics the motions of an irrigation sprinkler with a rotary head.

Verb

1. 1
   To fit with automatic sprinklers for fire prevention. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

acidaerosolagnus deiarkaspergerasperges

Example

More examples

"The sprinkler is shooting out a stream of water onto the grass."

Etymology

From sprinkle + -er.

Related phrases

dry sprinklerholy water sprinklersprinkler alarmsprinkler bellsprinkler gongsprinkler strategysprinkler systemsprinkler timerfire extinguisherfire sprinkler

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