spray
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3.5
- noun
- /spreɪ/
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- He admired the spray of hibiscus blooms in the garden outside.
Ralph Royster Deyster, a tizan, may be made in winter from Rosemary sprays or fennel seed.
- Ralph Royster Deyster, a tizan, may be made in winter from Rosemary sprays or fennel seed.
Examples
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I look up to find Edith there, handing a spray of flowering almond across the fence.
Fiction book (2000) -
Solomon’s seal, laden with feathery sprays of white flowers that glittered like ice, had been trampled by the intruder.
Fiction book (1998) -
On her desk, a glass of water held a spray of purple iris.
Fiction book (1994) -
Above her head she poses another spray of artificial roses.
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Her hair was brown, light brown, and over her ears was a fresh spray of blue lupine.
Fiction book (1994) -
Beneath the statue, a large glass vase offers sprays of red and white roses.
Fiction book (1999) -
Daringly, I picked a spray of blossoms and tucked it behind my ear, breathing in the heavy scent.
Fiction book (1994) -
Beside the girl lay a shattered vase and a spray of blue-white forget-me-nots.
Fiction book (2000) -
The walls are banked with sprays of flowers... ...in my two shades of "blush" and "bashful."
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The tract distributor wears a spray of Hepatica flowers in her bonnet (a common floral fashion accessory).
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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6.7
A small decoration that looks like a spray of leaves or flowers
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8.8
The whole flower head with its flowers and small stems on a plant
Compounds
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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
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Etymology
Spray originally meant 'small branch' in old English spreaw and was used for a small stem with flowers or leaves. That is why we still call a little bunch of flowers a spray.