spray

1. 1.

   a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

   Broaderpesticide
2. 2.

   a quantity of small objects flying through the air

   “a spray of bullets”

   Synonymsspraying

   Broadersmall indefinite quantity
3. 3.

   flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage

   Broaderflower arrangement
4. 4.

   a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist

   Synonymsatomizeratomisersprayernebulizernebuliser

   Broaderdispenser

   Narrowerairbrush
5. 5.

   water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall

   Broaderwater vapor

   Narrowersea sprayspindrift
6. 6.

   a jet of vapor

   Broaderjet

1. 1.

   be discharged in sprays of liquid

   “Water sprayed all over the floor”

   Broaderscatter
2. 2.

   scatter in a mass or jet of droplets

   “spray water on someone”

   “spray paint on the wall”

   Broaderscatter

   Narrowershoweratomizemistsyringe
3. 3.

   cover by spraying with a liquid

   “spray the wall with paint”

   Broadercover

Other forms of spray

plural

sprays·

past tense

sprayed·

present participle

spraying·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about spray

What does spray mean?

spray means "a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spray?

spray has 1 syllable: spray. In IPA it is /ˈspɹeɪ/.

What is another word for spray?

Close synonyms include spraying, atomizer, atomiser, sprayer, nebulizer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spray a common word?

spray is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.