English noun: spray | |||
1. | spray (substance) a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pesticide | ||
2. | spray (quantity) a quantity of small objects flying through the air | ||
Samples | A spray of bullets. | ||
Synonyms | spraying | ||
Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
3. | spray (artifact) flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | floral arrangement, flower arrangement | ||
4. | spray (artifact) a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | ||
Synonyms | atomiser, atomizer, nebuliser, nebulizer, sprayer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dispenser | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | airbrush | ||
5. | spray (substance) water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall | ||
Broader (hypernym) | water vapor, water vapour | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sea spray, spindrift, spoondrift | ||
6. | spray (event) a jet of vapor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | jet, spirt, spurt, squirt | ||
English verb: spray | |||
1. | spray (contact) be discharged in sprays of liquid | ||
Samples | Water sprayed all over the floor. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle | ||
2. | spray (contact) scatter in a mass or jet of droplets | ||
Samples | Spray water on someone. Spray paint on the wall. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | atomise, atomize, mist, shower, syringe | ||
3. | spray (contact) cover by spraying with a liquid | ||
Samples | Spray the wall with paint. | ||
Examples | They spray the bread with melted butter | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||