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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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Spray condenser (Steam Engine), an injection condenser in
        which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which
        mingles with it.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spray \Spray\ (spr[=a]), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See Sprig.]
     1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. --Chaucer.
  
     Syn: sprig.
          [1913 Webster]
  
                The painted birds, companions of the spring,
                Hopping from spray to spray, were heard to sing.
                                                    --Dryden.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
              And from the trees did lop the needless spray.
                                                    --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Spray drain (Agric.), a drain made by laying under earth
        the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages
        open.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spray \Spray\, v. t.
     1. To let fall in the form of spray. [Poetic] --M. Arnold.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     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.
  
     Spray condenser (Steam Engine) an injection condenser in
        which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which
        mingles with it.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spray \Spray\, v. t.
     1. To let fall in the form of spray. [Poetic] --M. Arnold.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spray \Spray\ (spr>amac/), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See Sprig.]
     1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. --Chaucer.
  
              The painted birds, companions of the spring, Hopping
              from spray, were heard to sing.       --Dryden.
  
     2. A collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a
        beautiful spray.
  
              And from the trees did lop the needless spray.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     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.
  
     Spray drain (Agric.), a drain made by laying under earth
        the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages
        open.

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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spray
     Γαλλικά n.
     το σπρέι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spray
     Finnish n.
     #English (device for spraying)
     French n.
     spray can
     Middle English n.
     branch, shoot, or twig of a tree
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en spray)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb spraye  imp)
     Polish n.
     aerosol (l en spray) (gl: liquid commercial product sold in a spray
  container)
     Romanian n.
     (l en spray)
     Swedish n.
     c (l en spray) (especially when sprayed from a spray can or spray
  bottle or the like)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Spray
     German n.
     n spray

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  spray
     n.
     1 A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
     2 (lb en figuratively) Something resembling a spray of liquid.
     3 (lb en countable) A pressurized container; an atomizer.
     4 (lb en countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including
  paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers
  in this manner.
     5 (lb en medicine countable) A jet of fine medicated vapour, used
  either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a
  room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.
     6 (lb en metalworking countable) A side channel or branch of the
  runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the
  mold.
     7 (lb en metalworking countable) A group of castings made in the same
  mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its
  branches<ref>(R:Knight AMD)</ref>.
     8 (lb en computing countable) The allocation and filling of blocks of
  memory with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in
  a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To project a liquid in a dispersive manner
  toward something.
     2 (lb en ergative) To project in a dispersive manner.
     3 (lb en transitive figurative) To project many small items
  dispersively.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A small branch of flowers or berries.
     2 (lb en countable) A collective body of small branches.
     3 (lb en uncountable) Branches and twigs collectively; foliage.
     4 (lb en countable obsolete) An orchard.
     5 (lb en countable) An ornament or design that resembles a branch.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  spray
     Finnish n.
     #English (device for spraying)
     French n.
     spray can
     Middle English n.
     branch, shoot, or twig of a tree
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en spray)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb spraye  imp)
     Polish n.
     aerosol (l en spray) (gl: liquid commercial product sold in a spray
  container)
     Romanian n.
     (l en spray)
     Swedish n.
     c (l en spray) (especially when sprayed from a spray can or spray
  bottle or the like)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Spray
     German n.
     n spray

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  spray
     Finnish n.
     #English (device for spraying)
     French n.
     spray can
     Middle English n.
     branch, shoot, or twig of a tree
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en spray)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb spraye  imp)
     Polish n.
     aerosol (l en spray) (gl: liquid commercial product sold in a spray
  container)
     Spanish n.
     (alt form es espray)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Spray
     German n.
     n spray

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spray
     Espanja n.
     sumute
     n.
     sumute, ponnekaasulla paineistettu nestesäiliö, josta neste purkautuu
  sumuna

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]


  spray
     n.
     sumute, ponnekaasulla paineistettu nestesäiliö, josta neste purkautuu
  sumuna

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spray
     n.
     finfördelad vätska som sprutas ut från en tryckbehållare

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Spray
     Tyska n.
     spray, sprej

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  spray
     n.
     finfördelad vätska som sprutas ut från en tryckbehållare

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Spray /ʃpɾˈɛɪ/ 
  spray

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Spray /spɹeɪ̯/ /spʁeː/ /spʁɛɪ̯/ /ʃpʁeː/ /ʃpʁɛɪ̯/ 
  aérosol
  Flüssigkeit, die mit einem Gerät in feinsten Teilchen versprüht, zerstäubt wird

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  Spray /spɹeɪ̯/ /spʁeː/ /spʁɛɪ̯/ /ʃpʁeː/ /ʃpʁɛɪ̯/ 
  aerozol
  Flüssigkeit, die mit einem Gerät in feinsten Teilchen versprüht, zerstäubt wird

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Spray /spɹeɪ̯/ /spʁeː/ /spʁɛɪ̯/ /ʃpʁeː/ /ʃpʁɛɪ̯/ 
  espray, spray, aerosol
  Flüssigkeit, die mit einem Gerät in feinsten Teilchen versprüht, zerstäubt wird

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Spray /spɹˈeɪ/
  الرذاذ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spray //spɹeɪ// 
  1. спрей
  commercial product
  2. пръски
  fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid
  3. пръскачка, пулверизатор
  pressurized container
  4. вейка, клонче
  small branch of flowers or berries

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spray //spɹeɪ// 
  1. пръскам
  to project a liquid in a disperse manner
  2. оросявам
  to project many small items dispersively