sprinkles
sprinkles Lexical Profile
sprinkles Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Very small, often brightly colored pieces of confectionery or sugar used as a decorative topping on cakes, cookies, ice cream, and other desserts.
"The children asked for chocolate ice cream topped with rainbow sprinkles."
Plural form of sprinkle; small amounts of liquid or particles scattered over a surface, or light, brief showers of rain.
"The afternoon weather forecast called for a few light sprinkles across the valley."
• verb
To scatter or pour small drops of liquid or fine particles of a substance over an object or surface (third-person singular simple present of sprinkle).
"The baker always sprinkles powdered sugar over the warm pastries before serving them."
To rain very lightly or in small, scattered drops (third-person singular simple present of sprinkle).
"Whenever it sprinkles in the afternoon, the garden soil absorbs the moisture quickly."