About The Word Spray

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Spray

Spray Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Spray?
[n] a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray
[n] flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage [n] a jet of vapor [n] a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets" [n] a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying [n] water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall [v] scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" [v] cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint" [v] be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor" Synonyms | Synonyms for Spray: atomiser | atomizer | sprayer | spraying Related Terms | Find terms related to Spray: See Also | airbrush | atomise | atomize | cover | dispenser | disperse | dot | dust | flower arrangement | jet | mist | pesticide | scatter | sea spray | shower | small indefinite amount | small indefinite quantity | spindrift | spirt | spoondrift | sprinkle | spurt | squirt | syringe | water vapor | water vapour Spray In Webster's Dictionary \Spray\, n. [probably from a Dutch or Low German form akin
to E. spread. See {Spread}, v. t.]
1. Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force
of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and
the like.
2. (Med.)
(a) A jet of fine medicated vapor, used either as an
application to a diseased part or to charge the air of
a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.
(b) An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer.
{Spray condenser} (Steam Engine) an injection condenser in
which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which
mingles with it.
\Spray\, v. t. 1. To let fall in the form of spray. [Poetic] --M. Arnold. 2. To throw spray upon; to treat with a liquid in the form of spray; as, to spray a wound, or a surgical instrument, with carbolic acid. |
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