Meaning

2 senses
  1. One who, or that which, extinguishes something.

    A fire extinguisher.

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  2. (historical)A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.

More definitions
  • a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires

Examples

39 sentences
  1. I can't find the fire extinguisher.

    Я не можу знайти вогнегасник.

    ruЯ никак не найду огнетушитель.

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  2. Tom doesn't know how to use a fire extinguisher.

    Том не вміє користуватись вогнегасником.

    ruТом не умеет пользоваться огнетушителем.

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  3. Tom didn't know how to use the fire extinguisher.

    Том не вмів користуватись вогнегасником.

    ruТом не умел пользоваться огнетушителем.

    deTom wusste nicht mit dem Feuerlöscher umzugehen.

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  4. Tom couldn't find a fire extinguisher.

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  5. Have you ever used a fire extinguisher?

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
anything that extinguishes something:

Origin

From extinguish + -er.

From extinguish + -er.

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Forms

plural: extinguishers
Singularextinguisher
Pluralextinguishers

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
device for putting out a candle:extincteur
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedextinguish

Collocations

3 patterns
  • fire extinguisher
  • a fire extinguisher
  • the fire extinguisher

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
extinguisher — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto