ray

Plural: rays

Noun

a column of light (as from a beacon)
a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
A beam of light or radiation.
A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
Sight; perception; vision; from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen.
A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.
Array; order; arrangement; dress.
The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.
Alternative form of re.

Verb

Verb Forms: rayed, raying, rays

To emit or send forth rays; to radiate.
emit as rays
- "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
expose to radiation
To emit something as if in rays.
To radiate as if in rays.
To expose to radiation.
To arrange.
To dress, array (someone).
To stain or soil; to defile.

Examples

His winning play seemed to RAY a brilliant light across the Scrabble board.
I saw a ray of light through the clouds.

Origin / Etymology

Via Middle English, borrowed from Old French rai, from Latin radius (“staff, stake, spoke”). Doublet of radius.

Synonyms

beam, beam of light, electron beam, irradiate, irradiation, light beam, radiate, ray of light, re, shaft, shaft of light

Scrabble Score: 6

ray: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ray: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ray: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

ray: valid Words With Friends Word