squirt

When liquid is pushed through a narrow or small opening, it squirts.

• The boys played with squirt guns all day.
• They squirted each other with water.
• Water squirts through a nozzel.

There are other things that squirt, such as lemons, oranges, and grapefruit.

• Many people like to squirt lemon juice on food to add more flavor.
• You can squirt lemon juice from a bottle or by squeezing a lemon that has been cut.
• Grapefruit juice squirts out from a grapefruit if you cut it in half and eat it with a spoon.

Liquid squirts out of things that are under pressure, and sometimes when it’s unexpected.

• She accidently squirted her boss with ink.
• Ink squirted out of the pen.
• Pens that squirt ink are messy and should not be used.

Water squirts from a whale’s blowhole.

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January 28, 2014