Spray

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spray \Spray\ (spr[=a]), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See {Sprig}.]
     1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. --Chaucer.
  
     Syn: sprig.
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                The painted birds, companions of the spring,
                Hopping from spray to spray, were heard to sing.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     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.
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              And from the trees did lop the needless spray.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     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.
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     {Spray drain} (Agric.), a drain made by laying under earth
        the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages
        open.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     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.
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     {Spray condenser} (Steam Engine), an injection condenser in
        which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which
        mingles with it.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spray \Spray\, v. t.
     1. To let fall in the form of spray. [Poetic] --M. Arnold.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spray
       n 1: a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
       2: a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a
          fine spray [syn: {atomizer}, {atomiser}, {sprayer}]
       3: a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray
          of bullets" [syn: {spraying}]
       4: flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot
          bearing flowers and foliage
       5: water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or
          thrown up by a waterfall
       6: a jet of vapor
       v 1: be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over
            the floor"
       2: scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on
          someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
       3: cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  247 Moby Thesaurus words for "spray":
     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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Spray, OR (town, FIPS 69450)
    Location: 44.83202 N, 119.79332 W
    Population (1990): 149 (84 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 97874

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Spray, OR
      Spray