Speakur

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sprinkler

/ˈspɹiŋklɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
sprin-kler
IPA
/ˈspɹiŋklɚ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything that sprinkles.

noun

An irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.

noun

A heat-activated device that sprays water in the event of a fire, usually mounted on a ceiling.

noun

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

To fit with automatic sprinklers for fire prevention.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English sprinkle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sprinkler From sprinkle + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈspɹiŋklɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sprinklers (plural) sprinklers (present, singular) sprinklering (participle, present) sprinklered (participle, past) sprinklered (past)

Derived Forms

microsprinkler

Phrases

dry sprinkler holy water sprinkler sprinkler alarm sprinkler bell sprinkler gong sprinkler strategy sprinkler system sprinkler timer

Frequently Paired Words

drencher fire extinguisher

Synonyms

fire sprinkler sprinkler head

Rhymes With

winkler winckler finkler minkler sinkler

Questions

How do you pronounce sprinkler?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɹiŋklɚ/.
What does sprinkler mean?
Anything that sprinkles.
Where does sprinkler come from?
Etymology tree English sprinkle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sprinkler From sprinkle + -er.

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