spray
spray Lexical Profile
spray Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Liquid that is blown or driven through the air in the form of tiny drops.
"The cool ocean spray refreshed their faces as the boat sped through the waves."
A commercial product or device, such as an aerosol can or atomizer, designed to discharge liquid in a fine mist.
"She bought a can of bug spray to keep the mosquitoes away during the camping trip."
A small branch or stem bearing leaves, flowers, or berries, often used for decoration.
"The bride's bouquet was adorned with a delicate spray of baby's breath."
• verb
To apply a liquid to a surface or area in a shower of tiny drops.
"The gardener sprayed the rose bushes with a safe, organic pesticide to ward off aphids."
To scatter or discharge forcefully and widely in a continuous stream of small drops or particles.
"The damaged hose began to spray water all over the driveway."
• Rhymes for spray
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Middle Dutch 'sprayen' or Middle Low German 'spreien', meaning to sprinkle or scatter, appearing in English in the 16th century. A separate, older sense meaning 'a small branch' comes from Middle English.
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