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Words people most associate with “spray”:
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Noun (6 meanings)
1. a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying.
spray is a type of:
- pesticide (noun) - a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
Example:
- “a spray of bullets”
spray is a type of:
- small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount (noun) - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
spray is derivationally related to:
- to spray (verb) - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
3. flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage.
spray is a type of:
- flower arrangement, floral arrangement (noun) - a decorative arrangement of flowers
4. a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist.
5. water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall.
spray is a type of:
- water vapor, water vapour (noun) - water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature
types of spray:
- sea spray (noun) - spray from ocean waves
- spindrift, spoondrift (noun) - spray blown up from the surface of the sea
spray is derivationally related to:
6. a jet of vapor.
Verb (3 meanings)
1. be discharged in sprays of liquid.
to spray
Example:
- “Water sprayed all over the floor”
to spray is a way to:
to spray is derivationally related to:
2. scatter in a mass or jet of droplets.
to spray
Examples:
- “spray water on someone”,
- “spray paint on the wall”
3. cover by spraying with a liquid.
to spray
Example:
- “spray the wall with paint”