spray
noun/spreɪ/
/spreɪ/
- [uncountable, countable] very small drops of a liquid that are sent through the air, for example by the wind
- The advertisement showed a group of horsemen on the beach, galloping through the sea spray.
- A cloud of fine spray came up from the waterfall.
- (figurative) a spray of machine-gun bullets
Extra Examples- Spray flew up onto the rocks.
- The boat sent a cloud of spray up behind it.
- a spray of salt water
- The skunk is capable of ejecting a spray of foul-smelling liquid.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- light
- salt
- …
- cloud
- plume
- send
- send up
- throw
- …
- fly
- fly up
- spray of
- [uncountable, countable] (especially in compounds) a substance that is forced out of a container such as an aerosol, in very small drops
- a can of insect spray (= used to kill insects)
- body spray
- a casserole dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bug
- fly
- body
- …
- apply
- use
- bottle
- can
- paint
- …
- [countable] a device or container, for example an aerosol, that you use to apply liquid in fine drops
- a throat spray
- Use a spray to apply the weedkiller.
- [countable] an act of applying liquid to something in very small drops
- I gave the plants a quick spray.
- [countable] a small branch of a tree or plant, with its leaves and flowers or berries, that you use for decoration synonym sprig
- [countable] an attractive arrangement of flowers or jewellery, that you wear
- a spray of orchids
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 4 early 17th cent. (earlier as spry): related to Middle Dutch spra(e)yen ‘sprinkle’. noun senses 5 to 6 Middle English: representing late Old English (e)sprei, recorded in personal and place names, of unknown origin.
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