First Known Use: 13th century
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1spray
noun \ˈsprā\
Definition of SPRAY
1
: a usually flowering branch or shoot
2
: a decorative flat arrangement of flowers and foliage (as on a coffin)
3
: something (as a jeweled pin) resembling a spray
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Origin of SPRAY
Middle English, from Old English *spræg, spræc
Rhymes with SPRAY
a, ae, bay, bey, blae, brae, bray, chez, clay, Cray, day, dey, dray, eh, fay, fey, flay, fley, frae, fray, Frey, gay, Gay, gey, gley, gray, hay, he, hey, Hue, j, jay, Jay, k, kay, Kay, lay, lei, may, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, pay, pe, play, pray, prey, qua, quai, quay, Rae, ray, re, say, shay, slay, sleigh, spae, spay, Spey, splay, stay, stray, sway, Tay, they, tray, trey, way, weigh, whey, yea
2spray
noun
Definition of SPRAY
1
: water flying in small drops or particles blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
2
Origin of SPRAY
obsolete English spray to sprinkle, from Middle Dutch sprayen
First Known Use: 1621
3spray
verb
: to put a stream of small drops of liquid on (someone or something)
: to put (something) on a surface or into the air using a special container that produces a stream of small drops of liquid
: to flow out in a stream of very small drops
Full Definition of SPRAY
transitive verb1
: to project spray or something resembling spray on or into <spray the table> <spraying the wall with bullets>
2
: to disperse or apply as a spray <sprayed some perfume>
intransitive verb
1
: to break up into spray
2
: to disperse or apply a spray
3
: to emit a stream or spray of urine <a cat may spray to mark its territory>
— spray·er noun
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First Known Use of SPRAY
1527
SPRAY Defined for Kids
1spray
verb \ˈsprā\
sprayedspray·ing
Definition of SPRAY for Kids
1
: to scatter or let fall in a fine mist <She sprayed paint on the boards.>
2
: to scatter fine mist on or into <I sprayed the boards with paint.>
— spray·er noun
2spray
noun
Definition of SPRAY for Kids
1
: liquid flying in fine drops like water blown from a wave
2
: a burst of fine mist
3
: a device for scattering fine drops of liquid or mist
3spray
noun
Definition of SPRAY for Kids
: a green or flowering branch or a usually flat arrangement of these
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