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SPRINKLES
jimmies, sprinkles
(noun) bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
sprinkles
plural of sprinkle
Noun
sprinkles pl (plural only)
Small candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections.
Synonyms
• hundreds and thousands (UK)
• jimmies (if chocolate)
Verb
sprinkles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sprinkle
Anagrams
• splinkers
Proper noun
Sprinkles
plural of Sprinkle
Anagrams
• splinkers
Source: Wiktionary
SPRINKLE
Sprin"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprinkled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sprinkling.] Etym: [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle, to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to spring, causative of springan to spring; akin to D. sprenkelen to sprinkle, G. sprengen. See Spring, v. i., and cf. Sprent.]
1. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc.
2. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.
3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify. Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. Heb. x. 22.
Sprin"kle, v. i.
1. To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles. And the priest shall . . . sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. Lev. xiv. 16.
2. To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles.
3. To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
Sprin"kle, n.
1. A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.
2. A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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