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ESL vocabulary CEFR |B2|SPEAKING vocabulary spray /spreɪ/ verb
spray noun
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تزریق کردن، پاشش، شاخه کوچک، ترکه، افشانک، افشانه، ریزش، ترشح، قطرات ریز باران که باد آن را به اطراف می زند، افشان، چیز پاشیدنی، سم پاشی، دوا پاشی، تلمبه سم پاش، گردپاش، آب پاش، سمپاشی کردن، پاشیدن، افشاندن، زدن (دارو و غیره)، زایده نگهدارنده پالتهای سوار شده روی ریل بار هواپیما، علوم مهندسی: تزریق، شیمی: افشک، علوم نظامی: الگوی پخش ترکشها، آب پاشی کردن
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Synonyms & Related Words spray[noun]Synonyms:- droplets, drizzle, fine mist
- aerosol, atomizer, sprinkler
[verb]Synonyms:- scatter, diffuse, shower, sprinkle
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[noun]sprig, branch, corsage, floral arrangement
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionary I. spray1 S3 /spreɪ/
verb1. [transitive] to force liquid out of a container so that it comes out in a stream of very small drops and covers an area ⇒
squirtspray somebody/something with something She sprayed herself with perfume.spray something on/onto/over something Someone had sprayed blue paint over his car. Vandals had sprayed graffiti on the walls.spray crops/plants etc (=cover them with liquid to protect them from insects or disease) The fruit is sprayed every four weeks.2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if liquids or small bits spray somewhere, they are quickly scattered through the air
spray from Champagne sprayed from the bottle.3. spray somebody/something with bullets to shoot a lot of bullets towards a person or place very quickly:
Gunmen sprayed the crowd with bullets. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. spray2 noun[
Sense 1-3, 6: Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch sprayen 'to scatter small drops of liquid']
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Sense 4-5: Date: 1200-1300;
Origin: Perhaps from an unrecorded Old English spræg]
1. LIQUID FROM A CONTAINER [uncountable and countable] liquid which is forced out of a special container in a stream of very small drops:
a new hair styling spray Most farmers use pesticide sprays.2. CONTAINER [countable] a container which forces liquid out in a stream of small drops:
Mary took a perfume spray from her handbag.3. MOVING LIQUID a) [uncountable] water in very small drops that is blown from the sea etc or sent up by vehicles on a wet road:
spray from the waves My face was stinging from the salt spray. b) [countable] liquid that comes quickly from somewhere in very small drops
spray of A spray of blood came from his mouth.4. BRANCH [countable] a small branch or stem with leaves or flowers on it, used for decoration
Synonym : sprigspray of a spray of holly5. FLOWERS [countable] an attractive arrangement of flowers or leaves
spray of a spray of violets and primroses6. a spray of bullets/gravel etc a lot of bullets or very small objects moving quickly through the air
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocations spray noun ADJ. fine, light | salt, sea QUANT. cloud, plume The boat sent a cloud of spray up behind it. VERB + SPRAY send (up), throw (up) SPRAY + VERB fly (up) Spray flew up onto the rocks. PREP. ~ of a spray of salt water [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲