Definition of spray Spray
/spɹejˈ/ - [sprey] - spray
We found 28 definitions of spray from 7 different sources.
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NounPlural: sprays |
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| spray - water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall | ||
| water vapor, water vapour water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature | ||
| sea spray spray from ocean waves | ||
| spray - a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets" | ||
| spraying | ||
| small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude | ||
| spray - flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage | ||
| spray - a jet of vapor | ||
| spray - a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying | ||
| spray - a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | ||
| atomizer, atomiser, sprayer, nebulizer, nebuliser | ||
| dispenser a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts | ||
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| spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" | ||
| dot, dust, sprinkle, disperse, scatter mark with a dot; "dot your `i's" | ||
| shower take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise" | ||
| atomise, atomize break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been atomized by air" | ||
| mist become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over" | ||
| syringe spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe | ||
| spray - cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint" | ||
| cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" | ||
| spray - be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor" | ||
| dot, dust, sprinkle, disperse, scatter mark with a dot; "dot your `i's" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- spray (Noun)
A fine, gentle, disperse mist of liquid. - spray (Noun)
A small branch of flowers or berries. - spray (Noun)
A pressurized container; an atomizer. - spray (Noun)
Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner. - spray (Verb)
To project a liquid in a dispersive manner.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- spray (n.)
A small shoot or branch; a twig. - spray (n.)
A collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a beautiful spray. - spray (n.)
A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold. - spray (n.)
A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches. - spray (v. t.)
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. - spray (v. t.)
A jet of fine medicated vapor, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer. - spray (v. t.)
An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer. - spray (v. t.)
To let fall in the form of spray. - spray (v. t.)
To throw spray upon; to treat with a liquid in the form of spray; as, to spray a wound, or a surgical instrument, with carbolic acid.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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spray
To scatter in a mass or jet of droplets.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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spray
sprā, n. small particles of water driven by the wind, as from the top of waves, &c.—adj. Spray′ey, consisting of spray. [Skeat suggests that the word is from Dut. spreiden, to spread, scatter.] -
spray
sprā, n. a small shoot of a tree.—adj. Spray′ey, branching. [Akin to Ice. sprek, a twig, Dan. sprag; Doublet sprig.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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spray
the sprinkling of the sea, which is driven from the top of a wave in stormy weather. It differs from spoon-drift, as being only blown occasionally from the broken surface of a high wave, whereas the latter continues to fly horizontally along the sea, without intermission, during the excess of a tempest or hurricane.
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