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spray

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nounfine mist

verbsprinkle, diffuse

Word Origin & History

"sprinkle liquid in drops," 1520s, from Middle Dutch sprayen, from Proto-Germanic *spræwjanan (cf. German sprühen "to sparkle, drizzle," Spreu "chaff," literally "that which flies about"), from PIE root *sper- "to sow, scatter" (see sprout (v.)). The noun is attested from 1620s. Spray-painting is from 1902; spray-paint (v.) is from 1928.

Example Sentences for spray

From the wave of sound words spattered out and up like spray.

Aunt Rosine had put a spray of lilac in her bonnet, "to enliven her mourning," as she said.

"Thank you very much," said Dan, shaking the spray from his coat.

I gave her a spray of lilac, I remember, and you gave her a franc.

Blinded as he was by the rain and spray, he could distinguish nothing.

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Synonyms for spray

noun fine mist

aerosol
sprayer
sprinkler
atomizer
drizzle
droplets
duster
fog
froth
moisture
spindrift
splash
vaporizer

More words related to spray

atomize

verb. smash

destroy
grate
pulverize
reduce
spray
vaporize

bouquet

noun. flower arrangement

boutonniere
buttonhole
corsage
festoon
garland
lei
nosegay
posy
pot
spray
vase
wreath

bramble

noun. thorny bush

brier
burr
catch weed
cleaver
furze
goose grass
gorse
hedge
nettle
prick
prickly shrub
shrub
spray
thistle
thistle sage
thorn

brambles