'Spray' definitions:
Definition of 'spray'
(from WordNet)
noun
A pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
noun
A quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets" [syn: spray, spraying]
noun
Flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
noun
A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist [syn: atomizer, atomiser, spray, sprayer, nebulizer, nebuliser]
noun
Water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
noun
A jet of vapor
verb
Be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor"
verb
Scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
verb
Cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint"
Definition of 'Spray'
From: GCIDE
- Spray \Spray\ (spr[=a]), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See Sprig.]
- 1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. --Chaucer.
- Syn: sprig. [1913 Webster]
- The painted birds, companions of the spring, Hopping from spray to spray, were heard to sing. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A collective body of small branches, or cut flowers with long stems; as, the tree has a beautiful spray; many sprays were sent in condolence to teh funeral home. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- And from the trees did lop the needless spray. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Founding) (a) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold. (b) A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
- Spray drain (Agric.), a drain made by laying under earth the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages open. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Spray'
From: GCIDE
- Spray \Spray\, n. [Probably from a Dutch or Low German form akin to E. spread. See Spread, v. t.]
- 1. Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and the like. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) (a) A jet of fine medicated vapor, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer. (b) An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer. [1913 Webster]
- Spray condenser (Steam Engine), an injection condenser in which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which mingles with it. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Spray'
From: GCIDE
- Spray \Spray\, v. t.
- 1. To let fall in the form of spray. [Poetic] --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To throw spray upon; to treat with a liquid in the form of spray; as, to spray a wound, or a surgical instrument, with carbolic acid. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'spray'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aerate,
- aerify,
- aerosol,
- antiaircraft barrage,
- appendage,
- arm,
- asperge,
- aspergil,
- aspergillum,
- atomize,
- atomizer,
- barrage,
- bedew,
- bespatter,
- besprinkle,
- bine,
- bough,
- boughpot,
- bouquet,
- boutonniere,
- bowshot,
- box barrage,
- branch,
- branchedness,
- branchiness,
- breakers,
- broadside,
- bullet,
- burgeon,
- burst,
- buttonhole,
- cannon,
- cannonade,
- cannonry,
- carbonate,
- censer,
- chaplet,
- chlorinate,
- clyster,
- collar,
- concentrate sprayer,
- corsage,
- creeping barrage,
- dabble,
- damp,
- dampen,
- dash,
- deadwood,
- detonation,
- dew,
- diffuse,
- discharge,
- disperse,
- distill,
- douche,
- drizzle,
- drumfire,
- ejection,
- emergency barrage,
- emit,
- enema,
- enfilade,
- etherify,
- etherize,
- evaporate,
- evaporator,
- exhale,
- festoon,
- flagellum,
- flower arrangement,
- fluidize,
- flush,
- foam,
- font,
- fork,
- fount,
- fountain,
- fountain syringe,
- fractionate,
- frond,
- froth,
- fume,
- fumigate,
- fumigator,
- fusillade,
- garland,
- gasify,
- geyser,
- give off,
- gun,
- gunfire,
- gunshot,
- gush,
- hand,
- head,
- hose,
- hose down,
- humect,
- humectate,
- humidify,
- hydrogenate,
- imp,
- incense burner,
- incensory,
- irrigate,
- jet,
- joint,
- lather,
- leg,
- lei,
- limb,
- link,
- lobe,
- lobule,
- member,
- meringue,
- mist,
- mist concentrate sprayer,
- moisten,
- mortar barrage,
- mousse,
- needle bath,
- normal barrage,
- nosegay,
- nozzle,
- odorator,
- odorizer,
- offscum,
- offshoot,
- organ,
- oxygenate,
- paddle,
- parfumoir,
- perfume,
- perfumer,
- pinion,
- plash,
- play,
- pomander,
- posy,
- potpourri,
- potshot,
- pouncet-box,
- puff,
- purse atomizer,
- ramage,
- ramification,
- reek,
- retort,
- runner,
- rush,
- sachet,
- salvo,
- sarment,
- scatter,
- scent bag,
- scent ball,
- scent bottle,
- scent box,
- scenter,
- scion,
- scud,
- scum,
- sea foam,
- send out,
- shoot,
- shot,
- shower,
- shower bath,
- shower head,
- slip,
- slobber,
- slop,
- slosh,
- smelling bottle,
- smoke,
- soapsuds,
- souffle,
- sparge,
- sparger,
- spatter,
- spear,
- spew,
- spindrift,
- spit,
- splash,
- splatter,
- sponge,
- spoondrift,
- spout,
- spouter,
- spray can,
- sprayer,
- spread,
- sprig,
- sprinkle,
- sprinkler,
- sprinkler head,
- sprinkling,
- sprinkling system,
- sprit,
- spritz,
- sprout,
- spume,
- spur,
- spurt,
- spurtle,
- squirt,
- standing barrage,
- steam,
- still,
- stinging,
- stolon,
- stoneshot,
- sublimate,
- sublime,
- sucker,
- suds,
- surf,
- surge,
- swash,
- switch,
- syringe,
- tail,
- tattoo,
- tendril,
- thallus,
- thurible,
- twig,
- vaporize,
- vaporizer,
- vinaigrette,
- volatilize,
- volley,
- vomit,
- vomit forth,
- vomit out,
- water,
- watercart,
- watering can,
- watering pot,
- well,
- wet,
- wet down,
- white water,
- wing,
- wreath
Spray, OR -- U.S. town in Oregon
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spray, OR -- U.S. town in Oregon
Population (2000) :
140
Housing Units (2000) :
88
Land area (2000) :
0.226278 sq. miles (0.586058 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.226278 sq. miles (0.586058 sq. km)
FIPS code :
69450
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
44.833179 N, 119.794449 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
97874
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.