ray¹ /rā/

1. A line along which light or other energy, or a stream of particles, is propagated
2. A narrow beam
3. A gleam of intellectual light
4. A look or glance
5. A radiating line or part
6. The radially extended fringing outer part of an inflorescence
7. A supporting spine in a fin

1. To radiate
2. To provide with rays

To radiate

rayed adjective

rayˈless adjective

rayˈlet noun

A small ray

ray flower or ray floret noun

Any of the small flowers radiating out from the margin of the flower-head of certain composite plants

ray fungus noun

A bacterium (genus Actinomyces) that forms radiating threads, some species pathogenic

ray gun noun

(in science fiction) a gun that fires destructive rays

ray of sunshine noun

A happy person, someone who cheers up others

ray² /rā/

A skate, thornback, torpedo, or any similar flat-bodied elasmobranch fish

ray⁴ /rā/

Array

1. To array (obsolete)
2. To dress (obsolete)
3. To defile, dirty (Shakespeare)

re² /rā/ (music)

The second note of the scale in sol-fa notation (also anglicized in spelling as ray)

• mistful
• misthink
• misthinking
• misthinks
• misthought
• misthoughts
• mistico
• misticos
• mistier
• mistiest
• mistigris
• mistigrises
• mistily
• mistime
• mistimed
• mistimes
• mistiming
• mistiness
• mistinesses
• misting
• mistings
• mistitle
• mistitled
• mistitles
• mistitling