spraynoun
uk/spreɪ/us/spreɪ/spray noun (LIQUID)
[ U ] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air:
Can you feel the spray from the sea/waterfall?
B2 [ C ] a liquid that is forced out of a special container under pressure so that it becomes a mass of small liquid drops like a cloud:
a quick spray of perfume/polish
B2 [ C ] a mass of small drops of liquid spread onto plants and crops, etc. from a special piece of equipment, or the piece of equipment itself:
Farmers use a lot of chemical sprays on crops.
More examples
- She could feel the spray from the water on her skin.
- I don't like using sprays in my garden.
- Do you use any sprays on your hair?
- Some hair conditioners comes in the form of sprays.
- If you use this nasal spray, your nose should clear a bit.
spray noun (FLOWERS)
[ C ] a single small branch or stem with leaves and flowers on it:
All the wedding guests wore sprays of carnations.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- lily pad
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- needle
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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sprayverb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]
uk/spreɪ/us/spreɪ/B2 to spread liquid in small drops over an area:
She sprayed herself with perfume.
Vandals had sprayed graffiti on the wall.
The pipe burst and water was spraying everywhere.
figurative Rush hour commuters were sprayed with bullets by a gunman in a car.
More examples
- Hooligans had sprayed paint all over the car.
- She sprayed red paint all over his car in one last vengeful act before leaving him for good.
- She turned on the hose and a jet of water sprayed across the garden.
- The woman next to me sprayed on some perfume and stank out the whole shop .
- She sprayed conditioner into my hair.