applicator
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈæplɪˌkeɪtər/
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aplicador
- You screw in the applicator tip.
- pesticide applicators
- herbicide applicators
- cotton-tipped applicator
This is such a great applicator for that precision.
- This is such a great applicator for that precision.
- Most of them have some form of applicator tip to them bit like that.
- It has a stiff applicator, which I like for lips.
- So you get the concealer wand applicator thing, which I thought was so smart.
Examples
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And now back in with my red stain straight from the applicator this time.
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It has a stiff applicator, which I like for lips.
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I have to show you the new applicator stick that I do use.
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This is such a great applicator for that precision.
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And then I'm going to take the applicator, which looks like that.
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It's this slanted flat applicator, so it's much easier to kind of smooth over.
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It's a literal brush applicator, which I think is so cute.
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I love these doe foot applicators on concealers.
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Certainly, she holds a brush-like applicator in her right hand as she applies pigment to the hair.
Academic text (2011) -
Each bottle of polish comes with its own applicator brush, making the job easy.
Synonyms
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A small tool used to put soft food like butter or cheese on bread
A tool for putting liquid or paste onto a surface
A machine or person that puts items into other objects, for example letters into envelopes
A device that puts liquid into a part of the body, like the eye, drop by drop
Compounds
How Precise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Applicator comes from the same root as apply, from an old Latin word plicare meaning 'to attach' or 'to put on'. So an applicator is a tool for putting or pressing a substance onto a surface.