spray
/spɹeɪ/noun, verb1 syllable
Spray means: a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist.
Synonyms for spray7
noun, as in a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
noun, as in a quantity of small objects flying through the air
What does spray mean?9
noun
a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
a quantity of small objects flying through the air“a spray of bullets”
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
a jet of vapor
verb
be discharged in sprays of liquid“Water sprayed all over the floor”
scatter in a mass or jet of droplets“spray water on someone”
cover by spraying with a liquid“spray the wall with paint”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with spray?60
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Spray in a sentence
- What kind of deodorant do you prefer, spray or roll-on?darinmex
- You wouldn't use a spray bottle to clean your mobile phone, would you?patgfisher
- Pepper spray is great, unless the assailant gets ahold of it.JHR
- Diluting the mixture, he screwed on the atomizer and sprayed it on his wrist.isitkismet
- Dad used spray starch to stiffen his dress shirts.casaniere
- Yanni sprayed his goat's udder with bacterial spray.Amastan
- No spray is coming out because the nozzle is clogged.AlanF_US
- I need to buy some black spray paint.CK
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Forms of spray
as a noun
- plural
- sprays
as a verb
- past tense
- sprayed
- present participle
- spraying
- third-person singular
- sprays
- past participle
- sprayed