tray
- noun
- /treɪ/
- On the counter, assembled and waiting, was a tray with a white linen traycloth.
- serving tray
- carry a tray
- take-out tray
Can your ice cube tray one day think?
- Can your ice cube tray one day think?
- And then we've got this black tray from HM Home.
- Also, the power supply shroud and tray can come out on its own.
- There was a shield sort of tray over that side too.
- I'm seeing a fucking big tray of sushi come out with smoke.
- They put them on lead trays to display.
- Here's what I hate when the tray come around and it's communion.
Examples
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Previously, her chair had been equipped with a Plexiglas tray that fitted on top of the arm rails.
Academic text (1991) -
There were two silver spoons on the tray and two cups with deep saucers.
Fiction book (1990) -
Nice and straight there and the tray looks nice and flat.
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I put a tray out there.
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Where would you like me to put the tray?
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Later, when a nurse arrived with a tray of medicine, the wife wanted to
Academic text (1997) -
So this is the tray for the top of each shelf.
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"After a while, their mother was back, holding a tray of glasses that fizzed."
Fiction book (1990) -
In black tie, carry covered silver trays as they trot through the tunnel.
Fiction book (1990) -
Please place the cookies on the tray for serving at the party.
Synonyms
A shallow round container used for holding or serving food
A large flat shallow dish for serving food
A flat metal tray that you use to bake cookies in an oven
A tray on a desk for incoming letters and papers
A flat thing used to carry a teapot and cups when serving tea
A flat dish that holds and serves different cheeses
A flat tray often made of silver that people use to serve food or drinks
A flat metal pan used in an oven to bake food like cookies
A flat rectangular object for carrying plates, cups, and food in a cafeteria
A tray on a desk for papers that need attention
A shallow open container like a bowl for holding or serving food
A tray with small compartments you fill with water to make ice cubes in a freezer
A shallow container for planting seeds and growing young plants
A tray people pass around during a religious service to collect money
A tray on a desk where you put papers to send out
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Etymology
Tray comes from Old French and originally named a flat board or dish for holding food. It probably comes from an old word meaning 'to carry', which helps explain why a tray is a flat thing you use to hold and carry plates, drinks, or other items.