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spray
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- pronunciation:
- spreI
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
water or another liquid flying or falling in fine drops; mist.
The sailors were soaked by the spray from the ocean waves.- synonyms:
- mist, vapor
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| definition 2: |
a liquid that is made to be sprayed.
We used bug spray on the plants.
- synonyms:
- aerosol
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| definition 3: |
a device used to send out liquid in a mist of tiny drops.
I am using a spray to paint the house.- synonyms:
- shower, sprinkler
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sprays, spraying, sprayed |
| definition 1: |
to send out in a spray.
He sprayed poison on the windows to kill the flies.- synonyms:
- sprinkle
- similar words:
- disperse, spatter
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| definition 2: |
to use a spray on or cover with a spray.
She sprayed her throat with medicine.It's quicker to spray parts of furniture with paint than to use a brush.- synonyms:
- sprinkle
- similar words:
- drizzle, mist, shower
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| definition 3: |
to come out in a spray.
Water sprayed from a hole in the hose.- synonyms:
- mist
- similar words:
- shower, sprinkle
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| derivation: |
sprayer (n.) |
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