Synonyms for spray
spreɪspray

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1. spraynoun

   a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

   Synonyms:
   sprayer, atomiser, spraying, nebulizer, atomizer, nebuliser

2. spray, sprayingnoun

   a quantity of small objects flying through the air

   "a spray of bullets"

   Synonyms:
   sprayer, atomiser, nebulizer, nebuliser, atomizer, crop-dusting, spraying

3. spraynoun

   flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage

   Synonyms:
   sprayer, atomiser, spraying, nebulizer, atomizer, nebuliser

4. atomizer, atomiser, spray, sprayer, nebulizer, nebulisernoun

   a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist

   Synonyms:
   sprayer, atomiser, spraying, nebulizer, atomizer, nebuliser

5. spraynoun

   water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall

   Synonyms:
   sprayer, atomiser, spraying, nebulizer, atomizer, nebuliser

6. sprayverb

   a jet of vapor

   Synonyms:
   sprayer, atomiser, spraying, nebulizer, atomizer, nebuliser

7. sprayverb

   be discharged in sprays of liquid

   "Water sprayed all over the floor"

8. sprayverb

   scatter in a mass or jet of droplets

   "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"

9. sprayverb

   cover by spraying with a liquid

   "spray the wall with paint"

Matched Categories

1. • Cover
   • Flower Arrangement
   • Pesticide
   • Scatter
   • Small Indefinite Quantity
   • Water Vapor

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spraynoun

   Synonyms:
   twig, shoot, sprig

2. spraynoun

   Synonyms:
   foam, froth, spume

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spraynoun

   Synonyms:
   twig, sprig, branch

2. spraynoun

   Associated words:
   atomize, atomization, atomizer, spoondrift, nebulize, nebulizer, nebulization

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "spray":

   spraying, vaporization, sprayer, vaporizer, aerosol, jet, hairspray, watering, atomization, sprinkler, vaporize, splashing, sprays

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1. Robert Power:

   When the locks first started to appear a few years ago, we didn't pay much attention, they were pretty nondescript and you hardly noticed them. But now someone has spray-painted them bright orange.

2. Charles Gerba:

   A lot of people just spray like a blessing and then wipe, the compound gets caught up in the cloth, so it's not as effective. But the wipes have the right dose and they have to dry, which helps kill the pathogen.

3. Blake Flayton:

   An American Jew is only used to perceiving anti-Semitism as Nazis in Charlottesville carrying tiki torches, or a swastika being spray-painted onto a synagogue wall, or the Christian right saying that Jews killed Jesus Christ. We're not very attuned to and good at recognizing anti-Semitism when it doesn't come from that extreme side of the political spectrum, but we are going to have to get used to it, because that's what's coming here. It's already here.

4. Christina Leonard Fahlsing:

   Also, the Zika-carrying mosquito is a day feeder, so be sure to use bug spray during daytime hours.

5. Jennifer McQuiston:

   There was not a mention of this specific product or brand in the initial interview questions I think that the states undertook with those families, i believe there was a mention of a possible fragrance room spray in a family member of the Texas patient. So I think we're going to try to go back and drill down a little more carefully.