spray

Noun
  1. A pesticide in suspension or solution;
    Intended for spraying (synset 115077122)
    is a type of: pesticide - a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
  2. A quantity of small objects flying through the air (synset 113784445)
    "a spray of bullets"
    is a type of: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
    same as: spraying
  3. Flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage (synset 104294748)
    is a type of: floral arrangement, flower arrangement - a decorative arrangement of flowers
  4. A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist (synset 102757108)
    is a type of: dispenser - a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
    subtypes: airbrush - an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
    same as: atomiser, atomizer, nebuliser, nebulizer, sprayer
  5. Water in small drops in the atmosphere;
    Blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall (synset 115081108)
    is a type of: water vapor, water vapour - water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature
    subtypes:
  6. A jet of vapor (synset 107461133)
    is a type of: jet, spirt, spurt, squirt - the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
Verb
  1. Be discharged in sprays of liquid (synset 201376509)
    "Water sprayed all over the floor"
    is a type of: disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle - distribute loosely
  2. Scatter in a mass or jet of droplets (synset 201375347)
    "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
    is a type of: disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle - distribute loosely
    subtypes:
    • shower - spray or sprinkle with
    • atomise, atomize - spray very finely
    • mist - spray finely or cover with mist
    • syringe - spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe
  3. Cover by spraying with a liquid (synset 201376216)
    "spray the wall with paint"
    is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered

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