spray meaning

UK /spreɪ/ US /spreɪ/ 1 syllable

spray (noun): a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying.

spray has 9 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

spray as a noun

  1. a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

    Type of: pesticide

  2. a quantity of small objects flying through the air
    • a spray of bullets

    Synonyms: spraying

    Type of: small indefinite quantity

  3. flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage

    Type of: flower arrangement

  4. a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist

    Synonyms: atomizer, atomiser, sprayer, nebulizer, nebuliser

    Type of: dispenser

    Kinds: airbrush

  5. water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall

    Type of: water vapor

    Kinds: sea spray, spindrift

  6. a jet of vapor

    Type of: jet

spray as a verb

  1. be discharged in sprays of liquid
    • Water sprayed all over the floor

    Type of: scatter

  2. scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
    • spray water on someone
    • spray paint on the wall

    Type of: scatter

    Kinds: shower, atomize, mist, syringe

    Related forms: sprayer, spraying

  3. cover by spraying with a liquid
    • spray the wall with paint

    Type of: cover

    Related forms: sprayer, spraying

How to pronounce spray

spray is pronounced /spreɪ/ in British English and /spreɪ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with spray

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in AY · 5-letter words

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