tray
noun /treɪ/
  /treɪ/
 - a flat piece of wood, metal or plastic with raised edges, used for carrying or holding things, especially food
enlarge image- He brought her breakfast in bed on a tray.
 - She came in with a tray of drinks.
 - a tea tray
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingc1- He balanced the tray on his knees.
 - a heavily laden tray
 - waiters bearing trays of champagne
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- breakfast
 - dinner
 - lunch
 - …
 
- bear
 - carry
 - pick up
 - …
 
- on a/the tray
 - tray of
 
 - (often in compounds) a shallow plastic box, used for various purposes
- a seed tray (= for planting seeds in)
 - a cat’s litter tray
 - an ice tray (= for making ice cubes)
 
 
Word Originlate Old English trīg, from the Germanic base of tree; the primary sense may have been ‘wooden container’.
