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

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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. 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.

2. Jona Lueddeckins:

   There have been exhibitions focusing on various mediums — tapestries, even crayons — but spray painting has never been done before, it's maybe the reason why all of the artists were so excited to participate.

3. Alan McEwen:

   The palmettos out there alone are enough to trip you up, when you're walking through them, when you you stumble through them, the mosquitos will carry you off, anybody out there more than a day without mosquito spray, you'd go insane with the bugs getting you and everything else.

4. John Cox:

   That’s when the idea hit me, i saw the spray handle and got the idea to use the air hose.

5. Jessica Wu:

   In the office, I remove brown spots with laser, chemical peels, or freezing [them] with a liquid nitrogen spray.