| VERB | contact | spray | be discharged in sprays / sprays of liquid / liquid |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | spray | scatter in a mass or jet of droplets | |
| contact | spray | cover by spraying with a liquid / liquid | |
| NOUN | substance | spray | a pesticide in suspension or solution |
| quantity | spray, spraying | a quantity of small objects flying through the air | |
| artifact | spray | flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage | |
| artifact | spray, atomizer, atomiser, sprayer, nebulizer, nebuliser | a dispenser that turns a liquid / liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | |
| substance | spray | water in small drops in the atmosphere | |
| event | spray | a jet of vapor |
| Sounds | sprey' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ashtray ... x-ray / X-ray: 35 rhymes with rey... | |
| Meaning | A pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | pesticide | A chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) |
| Spanish | espray | |
| Catalan | esprai | |
| Meaning | A quantity of small objects flying through the air. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a spray of bullets" | |
| Synonym | spraying | |
| Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
| Meaning | flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | flower arrangement, floral arrangement | A decorative arrangement of flowers |
| Spanish | ramillete, ramita, ramito | |
| Catalan | branquilló, pomell | |
| Meaning | A dispenser that turns a liquid / liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | atomizer, atomiser, sprayer, nebulizer, nebuliser | |
| Narrower | airbrush | An atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air |
| Broader | dispenser | A container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts |
| Spanish | aerosol, atomizador, nebulizador, pulverizador, spray, vaporizador | |
| Catalan | atomitzador, esprai, nebulitzador, polvoritzador | |
| Verbs | spray | scatter in a mass or jet of droplets |
| spray | be discharged in sprays / sprays of liquid / liquid | |
| Meaning | water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | sea spray | spray from ocean waves |
| spindrift, spoondrift | spray blown up from the surface of the sea | |
| Broader | water vapor, water vapour | water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature |
| Spanish | esprai, spray | |
| Catalan | esprai | |
| Verbs | spray | scatter in a mass or jet of droplets |
| spray | be discharged in sprays / sprays of liquid / liquid | |
| Meaning | A jet of vapor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | jet, squirt, spurt, spirt | The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid / liquid) |
| Spanish | aerosol, espray, spray | |
| Catalan | esprai | |
| Meaning | Be discharged in sprays / sprays of liquid / liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "Water sprayed all over the floor" | |
| Broader | scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse | Distribute loosely |
| Nouns | spray | a dispenser that turns a liquid / liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist |
| spray | water in small drops in the atmosphere | |
| Meaning | scatter in a mass or jet of droplets. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | atomize, atomise | spray very finely |
| mist | spray finely or cover with mist | |
| shower | spray or sprinkle with | |
| syringe | spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe | |
| Broader | scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse | Distribute loosely |
| Spanish | atomizar, regar, rociar | |
| Catalan | arrosar, brufar, regar, ruixar | |
| Nouns | spray, sprayer | a dispenser that turns a liquid / liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist |
| spray | water in small drops in the atmosphere | |
| spraying | a quantity of small objects flying through the air | |
| Meaning | Cover by spraying with a liquid / liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They spray the bread with melted butter | |
| Example | "spray the wall with paint" | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Nouns | sprayer | a worker who applies spray to a surface |
| spraying | the application of a liquid / liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer | |
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