Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for dipper


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dip-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪp ər



Définition of dipper

Origin :
  • late 14c., as a type of diving bird, agent noun from dip (v.). As a ladle or long-handled utensil for drawing liquid, from 1783, chiefly American English. As the popular U.S. name for the asterism known in Britain as The Plough or Charles' Wain, attested by 1833.
  • noun ladle
Example sentences :
  • She was watching the little girl, who was running into the house with the dipper.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • It is called the Dipper because it is shaped like a dipper with a long, bent handle.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • Penn couldn't stand that no more'n a dog with a dipper to his tail.
  • Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling
  • This star is the faintest of the seven which form the Dipper.
  • Extract from : « A Field Book of the Stars » by William Tyler Olcott
  • This explained the absence of the rustic seat and the dipper.
  • Extract from : « Rudder Grange » by Frank R. Stockton
  • He flung the dipper from him and started toward the cabin on a run.
  • Extract from : « The Man from the Bitter Roots » by Caroline Lockhart
  • "Very well; then I won't," added Fanny, throwing down the dipper.
  • Extract from : « Hope and Have » by Oliver Optic
  • Barney reached for a dipper hanging on a nail beside the kitchen door.
  • Extract from : « Make Mine Homogenized » by Rick Raphael
  • There was a pail of water with a dipper in it on 351 a bench.
  • Extract from : « Northern Lights » by Gilbert Parker
  • There ain't a dipper left in the ship, and the water pourin' in by the barrelful!
  • Extract from : « The Old Tobacco Shop » by William Bowen

Words or expressions associated with your search


Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019