spray
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle Dutch sprāien, sprayen, spraeyen.
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
spray (plural sprays)
- A fine, gentle, disperse mist of liquid.
- The sailor could feel the spray from the waves.
- A small branch of flowers or berries.
- The bridesmaid carried a spray of lily-of-the-valley.
- A pressurized container; an atomizer.
- Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
Translations [edit]
fine, gentle, disperse mist of liquid
small branch of flowers or berries
pressurized container
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commercial product
Verb [edit]
spray (third-person singular simple present sprays, present participle spraying, simple past and past participle sprayed)
- To project a liquid in a dispersive manner.
- The firemen sprayed the house.
- Using a water cannon, the national guard sprayed the protesters.
- Spray some ointment on that scratch.
Translations [edit]
to project a liquid in a disperse manner
Anagrams [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Noun [edit]
spray
- spray (device for spraying)
Declension [edit]
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Declension of spray (type rosé)
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Declension of spray (type rosé)
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