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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of sprinkle form-of, plural
2. 2
   Small candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections. plural, plural-only

   "He had a double ice cream cone, with sprinkles."

3. 3
   bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of sprinkle form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   plural of Sprinkle form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

jimmiesjimmieshundreds and thousandshundreds and thousandsnonpareilnonpareils

Example

More examples

"If the sprinkles on your child's cupcake are attracted to magnets, they are iron filings and should not be consumed."

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