spray
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
spray
n 1: a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for
spraying
2: a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray
of bullets" [syn: {spray}, {spraying}]
3: flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot
bearing flowers and foliage
4: a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine
mist [syn: {atomizer}, {atomiser}, {spray}, {sprayer},
{nebulizer}, {nebuliser}]
5: water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or
thrown up by a waterfall
6: a jet of vapor
v 1: be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over
the floor"
2: scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on
someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
3: cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint"
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Spray \Spray\ (spr[=a]), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See {Sprig}.]
1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. --Chaucer.
Syn: sprig.
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The painted birds, companions of the spring,
Hopping from spray to spray, were heard to sing.
--Dryden.
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2. A collective body of small branches, or cut flowers with
long stems; as, the tree has a beautiful spray; many
sprays were sent in condolence to teh funeral home.
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And from the trees did lop the needless spray.
--Spenser.
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3. (Founding)
(a) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask,
made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold.
(b) A group of castings made in the same mold and
connected by sprues formed in the runner and its
branches. --Knight.
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{Spray drain} (Agric.), a drain made by laying under earth
the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages
open.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Spray \Spray\, n. [Probably from a Dutch or Low German form akin
to E. spread. See {Spread}, v. t.]
1. 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.
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2. (Med.)
(a) 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.
(b) An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer.
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{Spray condenser} (Steam Engine), an injection condenser in
which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which
mingles with it.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Spray \Spray\, v. t.
1. To let fall in the form of spray. [Poetic] --M. Arnold.
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2. 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.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Spray, OR (town, FIPS 69450)
Location: 44.83202 N, 119.79332 W
Population (1990): 149 (84 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97874
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Spray, OR -- U.S. town in Oregon
Population (2000): 140
Housing Units (2000): 88
Land area (2000): 0.226278 sq. miles (0.586058 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.226278 sq. miles (0.586058 sq. km)
FIPS code: 69450
Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location: 44.833179 N, 119.794449 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 97874
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Spray, OR
Spray
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
247 Moby Thesaurus words for "spray":
aerate, aerify, aerosol, antiaircraft barrage, appendage, arm,
asperge, aspergil, aspergillum, atomize, atomizer, barrage, bedew,
bespatter, besprinkle, bine, bough, boughpot, bouquet, boutonniere,
bowshot, box barrage, branch, branchedness, branchiness, breakers,
broadside, bullet, burgeon, burst, buttonhole, cannon, cannonade,
cannonry, carbonate, censer, chaplet, chlorinate, clyster, collar,
concentrate sprayer, corsage, creeping barrage, dabble, damp,
dampen, dash, deadwood, detonation, dew, diffuse, discharge,
disperse, distill, douche, drizzle, drumfire, ejection,
emergency barrage, emit, enema, enfilade, etherify, etherize,
evaporate, evaporator, exhale, festoon, flagellum,
flower arrangement, fluidize, flush, foam, font, fork, fount,
fountain, fountain syringe, fractionate, frond, froth, fume,
fumigate, fumigator, fusillade, garland, gasify, geyser, give off,
gun, gunfire, gunshot, gush, hand, head, hose, hose down, humect,
humectate, humidify, hydrogenate, imp, incense burner, incensory,
irrigate, jet, joint, lather, leg, lei, limb, link, lobe, lobule,
member, meringue, mist, mist concentrate sprayer, moisten,
mortar barrage, mousse, needle bath, normal barrage, nosegay,
nozzle, odorator, odorizer, offscum, offshoot, organ, oxygenate,
paddle, parfumoir, perfume, perfumer, pinion, plash, play,
pomander, posy, potpourri, potshot, pouncet-box, puff,
purse atomizer, ramage, ramification, reek, retort, runner, rush,
sachet, salvo, sarment, scatter, scent bag, scent ball,
scent bottle, scent box, scenter, scion, scud, scum, sea foam,
send out, shoot, shot, shower, shower bath, shower head, slip,
slobber, slop, slosh, smelling bottle, smoke, soapsuds, souffle,
sparge, sparger, spatter, spear, spew, spindrift, spit, splash,
splatter, sponge, spoondrift, spout, spouter, spray can, sprayer,
spread, sprig, sprinkle, sprinkler, sprinkler head, sprinkling,
sprinkling system, sprit, spritz, sprout, spume, spur, spurt,
spurtle, squirt, standing barrage, steam, still, stinging, stolon,
stoneshot, sublimate, sublime, sucker, suds, surf, surge, swash,
switch, syringe, tail, tattoo, tendril, thallus, thurible, twig,
vaporize, vaporizer, vinaigrette, volatilize, volley, vomit,
vomit forth, vomit out, water, watercart, watering can,
watering pot, well, wet, wet down, white water, wing, wreath
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