spray
1water 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.
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.
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
1Other 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
Other definitions for spray (2 of 2)
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
2Other words for spray
Other words from spray
- spraylike, adjective
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How to use spray in a sentence
A knapsack or wheelbarrow sprayer would prove a very useful instrument in applying the emulsion on a large scale.
The Practical Garden-Book | C. E. HunnThe early application can probably best be made with a knapsack sprayer, and later ones by any good pump sprayer.
The Practical Garden-Book | C. E. HunnBe sure that this is very thoroughly mixed before filling the sprayer.
A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd ElyIn fact, the sprayer was not re-filled, as there was enough left in it since last using it on the Roses.
A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd ElyWe have always used a knapsack sprayer equipped with a mist nozzle for our trees but this is inadequate as the trees grow taller.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers Association
British Dictionary definitions for spray (1 of 2)
/ (spreɪ) /
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
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
Origin of spray
1Derived forms of spray
- sprayer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for spray (2 of 2)
/ (spreɪ) /
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
Origin of spray
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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