Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spray

6 senses of spray

Sense 1
spray -- (a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying)
       => pesticide -- (a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects))

Sense 2
spray, spraying -- (a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets")
       => small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount -- (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)

Sense 3
spray -- (flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage)
       => flower arrangement, floral arrangement -- (a decorative arrangement of flowers)

Sense 4
atomizer, atomiser, spray, sprayer, nebulizer, nebuliser -- (a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist)
       => dispenser -- (a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts)

Sense 5
spray -- (water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall)
       => water vapor, water vapour -- (water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature)

Sense 6
spray -- (a jet of vapor)
       => jet, squirt, spurt, spirt -- (the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spray

3 senses of spray

Sense 1
spray -- (be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor")
       => scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse -- (distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon")

Sense 2
spray -- (scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall")
       => scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse -- (distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon")

Sense 3
spray -- (cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint")
       => cover -- (provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers")