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Definition of Spray
1. Verb. Be discharged in sprays of liquid. "Water sprayed all over the floor"
2. Noun. A pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying.
3. Verb. Scatter in a mass or jet of droplets. "Spray paint on the wall"
Generic synonyms: Disperse, Dot, Dust, Scatter, Sprinkle
Derivative terms: Sprayer, Spraying
4. Noun. A quantity of small objects flying through the air. "A spray of bullets"
5. Verb. Cover by spraying with a liquid. "They spray the bread with melted butter"; "Spray the wall with paint"
6. Noun. Flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage.
7. Noun. A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist.
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. Noun. A fine, gentle, disperse mist of liquid. ¹
2. Noun. A small branch of flowers or berries. ¹
3. Verb. To project a liquid in a dispersive manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spray
Literary usage of Spray
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"At this time, the Lane -wa» considerably in advance of the spray. Thu master of
the Lane did ... The spray did not change her course on account of the Lane, ..."
2. Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum (1901)
"CHAPTER VI Departure from Rio de Janeiro — The spray ashore on the sands of
Uruguay—A narrow escape from shipwreck — The boy who found a sloop — The spray ..."
3. Biennial Report by Oregon Board of Horticulture (1905)
"spray CALENDAR. This calendar has been prepared to answer the question, so often
asked, when to spray, what to spray with, how to spray, and what to spray ..."
4. Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum (1900)
"CHAPTER VI Departure from Bio de Janeiro — The spray ashore on the sands of
Uruguay—A narrow escape from shipwreck — The boy who found a sloop — The spray ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"Perfume spray Producer. heavy petroleum oil to the full extent possible from the
vapour tension of the oil at that particular temperature. ..."
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