Explore Spittoon through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like receptacle. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Spittoon in a sentence
Spittoon meaning
A receptacle for spit (saliva); especially, one used by people using chewing tobacco or snuff.
Synonyms of Spittoon
Using Spittoon
- The main meaning on this page is: A receptacle for spit (saliva); especially, one used by people using chewing tobacco or snuff.
- Useful related words include: cuspidor, receptacle.
Context around Spittoon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spittoon
- In this selection, "spittoon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, little and ceramic stand out and add context to how "spittoon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include gross little spittoon she carried and in the spittoon to form. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spittoon" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spittoon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That is, until the “really gross … little spittoon” she carried around gave her away. (14 words)
It has a rotatable ceramic spittoon, a 'luxurious' operating light, high power suction, a saliva ejector system and LED panoramic X-ray viewer. (23 words)
So for the sake of expedience, he would munch and then spit the carrot bits into a spittoon rather than swallowing them, and continue with the dialogue. (27 words)
For printers several years old, it is common for the dried ink in the spittoon to form a pile that can stack up and touch the printheads, jamming the printer. (30 words)
So for the sake of expedience, he would munch and then spit the carrot bits into a spittoon rather than swallowing them, and continue with the dialogue. (27 words)
It has a rotatable ceramic spittoon, a 'luxurious' operating light, high power suction, a saliva ejector system and LED panoramic X-ray viewer. (23 words)
Example sentences (4)
That is, until the “really gross … little spittoon” she carried around gave her away.
It has a rotatable ceramic spittoon, a 'luxurious' operating light, high power suction, a saliva ejector system and LED panoramic X-ray viewer.
For printers several years old, it is common for the dried ink in the spittoon to form a pile that can stack up and touch the printheads, jamming the printer.
So for the sake of expedience, he would munch and then spit the carrot bits into a spittoon rather than swallowing them, and continue with the dialogue.