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[ sprey ] SHOW IPA
/ spreɪ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
a jet of fine particles of liquid, as medicine, insecticide, paint, perfume, etc., discharged from an atomizer or other device for direct application to a surface.
a liquid to be discharged or applied in such a jet.
an apparatus or device for discharging such a liquid.
a quantity of small objects, flying or discharged through the air: a spray of shattered glass.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to scatter in the form of fine particles.
to apply as a spray: to spray an insecticide on plants.
to sprinkle or treat with a spray: to spray plants with insecticide.
to direct a spray of particles, missiles, etc., upon: to spray the mob with tear gas.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object) to scatter spray; discharge a spray: The hose sprayed over the flowers.
to issue as spray: The water sprayed from the hose.
Origin of spray 1 1615–25; < earlier Dutch spraeyen; cognate with Middle High German spræjen
OTHER WORDS FROM spray spray·a·ble, adjective spray·a·bil·i·ty, noun sprayer, noun sprayless, adjective
spraylike, adjective un·spray·a·ble, adjective un·sprayed, adjective well-sprayed, adjective
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Words nearby spray sprat, Spratly Islands, sprattle, sprawl, sprawly, spray , spray can, spray gun, spray millet, spray paint, spray skirt
Definition for spray (2 of 2) [ sprey ] SHOW IPA
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noun a single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries.
a group or bunch of cut flowers, leafy twigs, etc., arranged decoratively and for display, as in a vase.
an ornament having a similar form.
Origin of spray 2 1250–1300; Middle English; akin to sprag1
OTHER WORDS FROM spray spraylike, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
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British Dictionary definitions for spray (1 of 2) noun fine particles of a liquid
a liquid, such as perfume, paint, etc, designed to be discharged from an aerosol or atomizer hair spray the aerosol or atomizer itself a quantity of small objects flying through the air a spray of bullets
verb to scatter (liquid) in the form of fine particles
to discharge (a liquid) from an aerosol or atomizer
(tr) to treat or bombard with a spray to spray the lawn
Derived forms of spray sprayer , noun Word Origin for spray C17: from Middle Dutch sprāien; related to Middle High German spræjen
British Dictionary definitions for spray (2 of 2) noun a single slender shoot, twig, or branch that bears buds, leaves, flowers, or berries, either growing on or detached from a plant
a small decorative bouquet or corsage of flowers and foliage
a piece of jewellery designed to resemble a spray of flowers, leaves, etc
Word Origin for spray C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old English sprǣc young shoot, Old Norse sprek brittle wood, Old High German sprahhula splinter
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Words related to spray aerosol, sprayer, sprinkler, shoot, smear, drizzle, shower, splash, dust, squirt, scatter, froth, fog, moisture, duster, spindrift, droplets, atomizer, vaporizer, atomize
Medical definitions for spray n. A fine jet of liquid discharged from a pressurized container.
v. To disperse a liquid in a jet of droplets.
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