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Definition of Spray
1. Noun. A pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying.
Generic synonyms: Pesticide
2. Verb. Be discharged in sprays of liquid. "Water sprayed all over the floor"
3. Noun. A quantity of small objects flying through the air. "A spray of bullets"
4. Verb. Scatter in a mass or jet of droplets. "Spray paint on the wall"
Specialized synonyms: Shower, Atomise, Atomize, Mist, Syringe
Generic synonyms: Disperse, Dot, Dust, Scatter, Sprinkle
Derivative terms: Sprayer, Spraying
Generic synonyms: Disperse, Dot, Dust, Scatter, Sprinkle
Derivative terms: Sprayer, Spraying
5. Noun. Flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage.
6. Verb. Cover by spraying with a liquid. "They spray the bread with melted butter"; "Spray the wall with paint"
7. Noun. A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist.
Exact synonyms: Atomiser, Atomizer, Nebuliser, Nebulizer, Sprayer
Specialized synonyms: Airbrush
Generic synonyms: Dispenser
Derivative terms: Atomise, Atomise, Atomize, Atomize
Specialized synonyms: Airbrush
Generic synonyms: Dispenser
Derivative terms: Atomise, Atomise, Atomize, Atomize
8. Noun. Water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall.
9. Noun. A jet of vapor.
Definition of Spray
1. n. A small shoot or branch; a twig.
2. n. Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and the like.
3. v. t. To let fall in the form of spray.
Definition of Spray
1. to disperse in fine particles [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Spray
1. A liquid minutely divided or nebulised as by a jet of air of steam. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)