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Definition of applicator
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Consider Dior’s next-generation Brow Styler, which calls on a click-brush applicator to dispense just the right amount of lightweight—but powerful—gel.
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There are plenty of other good makeup applicators out there that don’t require you to purchase an expensive device to use them.
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Better Than Sex mascara's applicator slightly waves, widening at the top and bottom, while the Lash Paradise is a straight stick.
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The compact, which is made out of plastic, also features a mirror and a cushion-puff applicator for dabbing and buffing.
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Authors of a new study in the Journal of Pediatrics, conducted by researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital, warn that using cotton-tip applicators to clean the ear can be dangerous, especially in the hands of little ones.
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About three-quarters of the injuries—such as perforated eardrums—came during ear cleaning, with others from kids playing with the applicators (10 percent) or falling with them in their ears (9 percent).
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A new study from a children's hospital has one clear takeaway: Kids should stop cleaning their ears with cotton applicators.
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USA TODAY Injuries related to cotton tip applicators sent more than a quarter of a million children to emergency rooms over about two decades, according to a new study.
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First Known Use of applicator
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APPLICATOR Defined for English Language Learners
applicator
playDefinition of applicator for English Language Learners
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: a tool that is used to put something (such as paint or makeup) on a surface : a tool that is used to apply something
APPLICATOR Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of applicator for Students
: a device for applying a substance (as medicine or polish)
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