spray

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A small shoot or branch; a twig.

2. 2noun

   A collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a beautiful spray.

3. 3noun

   A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold.

4. 4noun

   A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.

5. 5transitive verb

   Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and the like.

6. 6transitive verb

   A jet of fine medicated vapor, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.

7. 7transitive verb

   An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer.

8. 8transitive verb

   To let fall in the form of spray.

9. 9transitive verb

   To throw spray upon; to treat with a liquid in the form of spray; as, to spray a wound, or a surgical instrument, with carbolic acid.

10. 10noun

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

    Synonyms

    atomizernebulisernebulizersprayer
11. 11noun

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

12. 12noun

    a jet of vapor

13. 13noun

    a quantity of small objects flying through the air

    "a spray of bullets"

    Synonyms

    spraying
14. 14noun

    a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

15. 15noun

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

16. 16verb

    scatter in a mass or jet of droplets

    "spray water on someone"

    "spray paint on the wall"

17. 17verb

    cover by spraying with a liquid

    "spray the wall with paint"

18. 18verb

    be discharged in sprays of liquid

    "Water sprayed all over the floor"