spray
/sprei/
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Definition
Noun:
- A jet of vapor or water in small drops: A fine mist of liquid particles suspended in the air or propelled through it.
- A dispenser that turns a liquid into a fine mist: A device (like a can or bottle) used to apply a liquid as a fine shower of droplets.
- A flower arrangement of a single branch or shoot: A decorative stem bearing flowers and leaves.
- A quantity of small objects flying through the air: A scattered shower or volley of many small things moving together.
Verb:
- To cover by spraying with a liquid: To apply a liquid in a fine mist over a surface.
- To scatter in a mass or jet of droplets: To propel or disperse a liquid as fine particles.
- To be discharged in sprays of liquid: (For a liquid) to come out in a scattered shower of droplets.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The ocean spray felt cool on my face. (The mist from the waves felt cool.)
- She used a spray to apply the perfume. (She used a dispenser to apply the perfume.)
- The florist created a simple spray of roses. (The florist made an arrangement with a single rose stem.)
- The gunman fired a spray of bullets. (The gunman fired a shower of bullets.)
Verb:
- I need to spray the plants with insecticide. (I need to apply insecticide to the plants using a mist.)
- The hose began to spray water everywhere. (The hose scattered water in droplets.)
- Water sprayed from the broken pipe. (Water was discharged in jets from the pipe.)
Advanced Usage
"Spray can": A pressurized canister that releases its contents as a spray.
- He used a spray can to paint the graffiti.
"Spray tan": A cosmetic treatment where a fine mist of tanning solution is applied to the skin.
- She got a spray tan before her vacation.
Variants and Related Words
Sprayer (n): A person or device that sprays.
- The farmer used a crop sprayer.
Sprayable (adj): Capable of being sprayed.
- This is a sprayable adhesive.
Synonyms
- Noun: Mist, shower, aerosol, spritz, branch, volley.
- Verb: Mist, sprinkle, spritz, shower, disperse.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Spray on: To apply by spraying.
- Spray on the waterproofing coating evenly.
Spray out: To be ejected or escape as a spray.
- Oil sprayed out from the leak.
Related Idioms
A spray of gunfire: A burst of bullets fired in a scattered pattern.
- The soldiers advanced under a spray of gunfire.
To be caught in the spray: To be hit or affected by a shower of droplets.
- We got caught in the spray from the fountain.
Noun
- a jet of vapor
- water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
- a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
- flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
- a quantity of small objects flying through the air
- a spray of bullets
- a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
Verb
- cover by spraying with a liquid
- spray the wall with paint
- scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
- spray water on someone
- spray paint on the wall
- be discharged in sprays of liquid
- Water sprayed all over the floor