spray
1 (sprā)
[From obsolete spray, to sprinkle, from Middle Dutch sprayen.]
noun
- Water or other liquid moving in a mass of dispersed droplets, as from a wave.
- A fine jet of liquid discharged from a pressurized container.
- A pressurized container; an atomizer.
- Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
verb: sprayed, spray·ing, sprays.
transitive verb
- To disperse (a liquid) in a mass or jet of droplets.
- To apply a spray to (a surface).
intransitive verb
- To discharge sprays of liquid.
- To move in the form of a spray.
derivatives
- spraýer
- noun
spray
2 (sprā)
[Middle English, from Old English* spræg.]
noun
- A small branch bearing buds, flowers, or berries.
- Something, such as a decorative motif, that resembles such a branch.
