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APPLICATOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device for applying a substance

Synonyms:

applicator; applier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("applicator" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "applicator"):

flux applicator (an applicator for applying flux (as in soldering))

paintbrush (a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint))

spray gun (an applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a spray)

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