sprinkling

  • 11sprinkling — noun a sprinkling of a small quantity or amount of something: The hilltops were covered with a sprinkling of snow …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12sprinkling — noun 1) a sprinkling of nutmeg Syn: scattering, sprinkle, scatter, dusting; pinch, dash 2) mainly women, but a sprinkling of men Syn: few, one or two, couple, handful, small number …

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  • 13Sprinkling — Sprinkle Sprin kle (spr[i^][ng] k l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprinkled} ( k ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprinkling} ( kl[i^]ng).] [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle, to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to spring, causative of springan …

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  • 14sprinkling — sprin|kling [ sprıŋklıŋ ] noun count a small amount of a liquid or a substance such as sugar or snow on the surface of something: a sprinkling of hot pepper a. a small number of people or things in a place …

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  • 15sprinkling — /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/ (say springkling) noun 1. a small quantity or number scattered here and there: *I had a long narrow strip of creek flat, timbered with box and gum, and a sprinkling of saplings. –frank dalby davison, 1965. 2. a small quantity… …

  • 16sprinkling trust — A trust that gives the person managing it the trustee the discretion to disburse its funds among the beneficiaries in any way the trustee sees fit. It is a type of property control trust. (See also: pot trust) Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates →… …

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  • 17Sprinkling Provision — A provision within a life insurance agreement that allows the trustee of the policy to spread the death benefit around to the beneficiaries at his or her discretion. The sprinkling provision gives the beneficiaries who are in greater need of the… …

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  • 18sprinkling street — Artificial sprinkling of streets with water, sometimes in the course of cleaning the streets, but often for the purpose of preventing the blowing of dust accumulating on the way. 25 Am J1st High § 69 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 19sprinkling can — noun : a can used for sprinkling usually in a flower bed see can illustration …

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  • 20sprinkling — noun Date: 1594 1. a limited quantity or amount ; modicum 2. a small quantity falling in scattered drops or particles 3. a small number distributed at random ; scattering …

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