spray
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1.8
- noun
- /spreɪ/
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aspersión
- The children laughed as they ran through the garden, surrounded by the spray of the water fountain.
- water spray
- mist and spray
- pressure water spray
Air from the spray is making my eyes water.
- Air from the spray is making my eyes water.
Examples
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Irrigation is provided through individual spray stakes instead of trickle or overhead sprayers.
Academic text (2006) -
It wasn't raining, but there was spray in the air.
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Air from the spray is making my eyes water.
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The fresh spray all over my face.
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Then you put on that a fountain that makes the water spray into the air.
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Think of ocean spray, not of ink.
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A soft breeze, with an odor he identified as sea spray, filled the air.
Fiction book (1992) -
Below, the green Atlantic swirled and sent sprays of water into the air.
Fiction book (1993) -
Its big tires send up huge sheets of muddy spray, backlit in the setting sun.
Fiction book (1991) -
His claws dug hungrily into the water-soaked humus, sending up sprays with his every footfall.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
96
3.2
Gas or very small drops of liquid in the air, like steam
67
3.0
A narrow strong stream of liquid or gas
26
1.5
A small amount of liquid or tiny pieces put on something
11
4.7
A mixture of tiny liquid drops or solid particles floating in air
1
2.0
Small drops of salty water that wind or waves blow from the sea
1
2.5
A light fall of small drops like rain or water
1
3.1
Tiny drops of liquid that float in the air
A fine spray from the sea blown by wind
Antonyms
Compounds
31
3.5
A small can of strong liquid that makes your eyes burn to stop people or animals
A machine that sprays cleaning liquid on surfaces like carpets, upholstery or mattresses and removes the liquid and dirt
A machine that wets fabric with cleaning liquid and then pulls the dirty water away
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spray comes from an old English word spreaw that meant 'small branch', and people used it for a small bunch of leaves or flowers. Later it was used for many tiny drops that spread out like a little branch, so a spray of water is a group of small drops that spread out.