Word for the day: syringe

syringe |sɪˈrɪn(d)ʒ, ˈsɪ-|                                                *jeringa (en Español)
DEFINITIONnouna tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream, used for cleaning wounds or body cavities, or fitted with a hollow needle for injecting or withdrawing fluids.

• any similar device used in gardening or cooking.

verb ( syringes, syringing, syringed ) [ with obj. ]clean (the ear, a wound, etc.) by spraying liquid from a syringe: I had my ears syringed.• spray liquid over (plants) with a syringe: syringe the leaves frequently during warm weather.
ORIGIN Late Middle English: from medieval Latin syringa, from syrinx.

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