Definition of SPRAY

spray

Plural: sprays

Noun

  • a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
  • a quantity of small objects flying through the air
    • "a spray of bullets"
  • flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
  • a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
  • water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
  • a jet of vapor
  • A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
  • Something resembling a spray of liquid.
  • A pressurized container; an atomizer.
  • Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
  • A jet of fine medicated vapour, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.
  • A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.
  • A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.
  • The allocation and filling of blocks of memory with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
  • A loud scolding or reprimand, usually delivered by a sports coach or similar figure.
  • A small branch of flowers or berries.
  • A collective body of small branches.
  • Branches and twigs collectively; foliage.
  • An orchard.
  • An ornament or design that resembles a branch.

Verb

Verb Forms: sprayed, spraying, sprays

  • To disperse liquid or fine particles over an area.
  • be discharged in sprays of liquid
    • "Water sprayed all over the floor"
  • scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
    • "spray water on someone"
    • "spray paint on the wall"
  • cover by spraying with a liquid
    • "spray the wall with paint"
  • To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.
  • To project in a dispersive manner.
  • To project many small items dispersively.
  • To urinate in order to mark territory.
  • To allocate blocks of memory from (a heap, etc.), and fill them with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
  • To pass (a ball), usually laterally across the field and often a long distance.
  • To kick (a ball) poorly and in an unintended direction.
  • To give unwanted advice.
  • To shower guests dancing at a function with money

Examples

  • He hoped to spray his tiles across the board, covering all the bonus squares.
  • Spray some ointment on that scratch.
  • The bridesmaid carried a spray of lily-of-the-valley.
  • The firemen sprayed the house.
  • The sailor could feel the spray from the waves.
  • The tree has a beautiful spray.
  • The water sprayed out of the hose.
  • Using a water cannon, the national guard sprayed the protesters.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle Dutch sprāien, sprayen, spraeyen (“to spray, sprinkle, spread”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sprēwijaną (“to spray, sprinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to sow, scatter”).
Cognate with Middle High German spræjen, spræwen (“to squirt, spray, dust, splash, straw”), Danish dialectal språe (“to open up, burst forth”), Swedish dialectal språ (“to sprout, shoot forth, burst”), Norwegian dialectal spra, spræ (“to splash, splatter, spout, burst forth”), Dutch sproeien (“to spray, sprinkle”), German sprühen (“to spray, sparkle”).

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

spray: valid Words With Friends Word