spray
1spray
noun \ˈsprā\Definition of SPRAY
1
: a usually flowering branch or shoot
2
: a decorative flat arrangement of flowers and foliage (as on a coffin)
3
: something (as a jeweled pin) resembling a spray
Origin of SPRAY
Middle English, from Old English *spræg, spræc
First Known Use: 13th century
Rhymes with SPRAY
a, ae, bay, bey, blae, brae, bray, chez, clay, Cray, day, dey, dray, eh, fay, fey, flay, fley, frae, fray, Frey, gay, Gay, gey, gley, gray, hay, he, hey, Hue, j, jay, Jay, k, kay, Kay, lay, lei, may, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, pay, pe, play, pray, prey, qua, quai, quay, Rae, ray, re, say, shay, slay, sleigh, spae, spay, Spey, splay, stay, stray, sway, Tay, they, tray, trey, way, weigh, whey, yea
2spray
nounDefinition of SPRAY
1
: water flying in small drops or particles blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
2
Origin of SPRAY
obsolete English spray to sprinkle, from Middle Dutch sprayen
First Known Use: 1621
3spray
verbDefinition of SPRAY
transitive verb1
: to project spray or something resembling spray on or into <spray the table> <spraying the wall with bullets>
2
: to disperse or apply as a spray <sprayed some perfume>
intransitive verb
1
: to break up into spray
2
: to disperse or apply a spray
3
: to emit a stream or spray of urine <a cat may spray to mark its territory>
— spray·er noun
Examples of SPRAY
- She sprayed herself with perfume.
- The crops are sprayed monthly.
- We were sprayed by water from the crashing waves.
- The boys sprayed graffiti on the wall.
- He sprayed the paint evenly over the surface.
- She sprayed some perfume into the air.
- The soda sprayed from the bottle.
- The blood sprayed onto the wall.
- They sprayed the crowd with bullets.
First Known Use of SPRAY
1527
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