sprinkling
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
the first scatterings of green
Types & categories
- small indefinite quantity hypernym
Related & opposite
- sprinkle derivation
Sense 2 noun
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
Types & categories
- rain shower hypernym
Related & opposite
- patter derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Types & categories
- baptism hypernym
Sense 4 noun
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
Types & categories
- watering hypernym
Related & opposite
- besprinkle derivation
- splash derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sprinkle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | small indefinite quantity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | patter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rain shower |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | baptism |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | besprinkle |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | splash |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | watering |