What does spray mean?
Definitions for spray
spreɪspray
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Princeton's WordNet
spraynoun
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
spray, sprayingnoun
a quantity of small objects flying through the air
"a spray of bullets"
spraynoun
flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
atomizer, atomiser, spray, sprayer, nebulizer, nebulisernoun
a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
spraynoun
water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
sprayverb
a jet of vapor
sprayverb
be discharged in sprays of liquid
"Water sprayed all over the floor"
sprayverb
scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
"spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
sprayverb
cover by spraying with a liquid
"spray the wall with paint"
GCIDE
Spraynoun
A collective body of small branches, or cut flowers with long stems; as, the tree has a beautiful spray; many sprays were sent in condolence to teh funeral home.
Wiktionary
spraynoun
A fine, gentle, disperse mist of liquid.
The sailor could feel the spray from the waves.
spraynoun
A small branch of flowers or berries.
The bridesmaid carried a spray of lily-of-the-valley.
sprayverb
To project a liquid in a dispersive manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Spraynoun
Etymology: Of the same race with sprit and sprout.
At sight whereof each bird that sits on spray,
And every beast that to his den was fled,
Come forth afresh out of their late dismay,
And to the light lift up their drooping head. Hubberd’s Tale.Thus droops this lofty pine, and hangs his sprays;
Thus Eleanor’s pride dies in her younger days. William Shakespeare.In hewing Rutland, when his leaves put forth,
Clifford set his murth’ring knife to the root,
From whence that tender spray did sweetly spring. William Shakespeare.The wind that whistles through the spray,
Maintains the consort of the song;
And hidden birds with native lays,
The golden sleep prolong. Dryden.Winds raise some of the salt with the spray. Arbuthnot.
Webster Dictionary
Spraynoun
a small shoot or branch; a twig
Spraynoun
a collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a beautiful spray
Spraynoun
a side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold
Spraynoun
a group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches
Sprayverb
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
Sprayverb
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
Sprayverb
an instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer
Sprayverb
to let fall in the form of spray
Sprayverb
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
Etymology: [Probably from a Dutch or Low German form akin to E. spread. See Spread, v. t.]
Freebase
Spray
Spray is a 21st century synthpop duo from England, consisting of Jenny McLaren and Ricardo Autobahn. Following the demise of their previous band, the Cuban Boys, McLaren and Autobahn released the album Living In Neon on Ninthwave Records in the USA. This was followed in 2003 by the extended single "I Am Gothic". A new album, Children of a Laser God was released online in 2006, along with the single "Run With Us", a cover of the theme tune of the popular 1980's cartoon The Raccoons with the "Michael Trenfield" remix as the main single accompanied with the original version and remixes from JKZ, Absorb, FMU and Diskowarp. After a hiatus, the duo returned in 2010 with the single 'Everything's Better With Muppets', accompanied by a popular YouTube video containing excerpts from The Muppet Show lipsynching with the song. Amongst other projects, Spray have been partially responsible for Glen Campbell's 2002 return to the top of the charts with the "Rhinestone Cowboy" remake, top 40 kids band the Barndance Boys, and the European hit "The Woah Song" by DJ Daz. McLaren has a successful sideline in vocalising club/dance records, and Autobahn in soundtracks and commercials. The band has also had one of their singles, "I Am Gothic," appear in the Xbox game Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Rap Dictionary
sprayverb
Firing a round of bullets. "Pulled out the Uzi, cruised by and sprayed him" -- Ice Cube (Gangsta's Fairytale).
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spray in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of spray in a Sentence
Spray roses? That's boring, cut orchids? That's really, really big right now.
We don’t like to spray and pray.
As soon as they hit the fence line, the fight was on, violent confrontations from the start. They came with riot helmets, gas masks, shields, pepper spray, fireworks, climbing gear — climbing gear ! — explosives, metal pipes, baseball bats. I have never seen anything like it in 30 years of events in Washington.
When disease transmission is going on, you need to kill adult mosquitoes and kill them now—and aerial spray is the best way to do it efficiently.
I was actually really addicted to nose spray like Afrin, like for years. Like at award shows I would have to pick out the right clutch to be able to fit my Afrin in it.And I’d be under the table like...snorting it. I’m surprised there were no photos of what I was snorting Afrin. And I couldn’t get enough and it was such a problem. And I ruined my sinus. So I had to get it fixed.
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Translations for spray
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- رذاذArabic
- versprühen, Reisig, Sprühnebel, zerstäuben, SprayGerman
- ψιχάλες, κλωνάρι, ραντίζω, ψεκάζω, ψεκασμόςGreek
- difundir, spray, aerosol, atomizar, ramito, difusión, pulverizarSpanish
- sumuttaa, levittää, usva, varpu, suihkuttaa, suihkepullo, terttu, suihke, spray, sumuFinnish
- vaporiser, pulvériser, branchette, asperger, gerbe, rameau, embrun, goutteletteFrench
- スプレー, 小枝Japanese
- sembur, سمبورMalay
- tózhoolNavajo, Navaho
- kiśćPolish
- ch'allayQuechua
- распылитель, брызги, водяная пыль, побег, спрей, разбрызгать, бутоньерка, распылять, опрыскиватель, разбрызгивать, пульверизатор, распылитьRussian
- xịt, phunVietnamese
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