Spray
noun
A liquid that is squirted into the air in tiny drops.
I forgot to bring my bug spray when we went camping.
Often appears as...
- bug spray
- spray bottle
noun
A collection of small things or pieces flung or spread out.
She had a spray of flowers in her hair on her wedding day.
Often appears as...
- spray of bullets
- spray of flowers
Usage tips
Poetic
verb
To send out a liquid or many small things in a flying mass or stream.
He sprayed the car with a hose to wash off the mud.
Often appears as...
- spray paint
- spray water
verb
To cover (something) with small drops of a liquid by shooting the liquid into the air.
She sprayed sunscreen on all the kids before they went outside.
Often appears as...
- spray cologne
- spray deodorant
noun
A liquid that is squirted into the air in tiny drops.
I forgot to bring my bug spray when we went camping.
Often appears as...
- bug spray
- spray bottle
noun
A collection of small things or pieces flung or spread out.
She had a spray of flowers in her hair on her wedding day.
Often appears as...
- spray of bullets
- spray of flowers
Usage tips
Poetic
verb
To send out a liquid or many small things in a flying mass or stream.
He sprayed the car with a hose to wash off the mud.
Often appears as...
- spray paint
- spray water
verb
To cover (something) with small drops of a liquid by shooting the liquid into the air.
She sprayed sunscreen on all the kids before they went outside.
Often appears as...
- spray cologne
- spray deodorant
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Protection or Relief
Spray can imply a product designed to protect against insects or relieve conditions like nasal congestion.
She used nasal spray to help with her allergies.
Pro Tip 2/2Instant Application
Spray often signifies a quick, easy method for applying substances like paint or deodorant.
He finished the chair with a quick spray of varnish.
Pro Tip 1/2Protection or Relief
Spray can imply a product designed to protect against insects or relieve conditions like nasal congestion.
She used nasal spray to help with her allergies.
Pro Tip 2/2Instant Application
Spray often signifies a quick, easy method for applying substances like paint or deodorant.
He finished the chair with a quick spray of varnish.
Pro Tip 1/2Protection or Relief
Spray can imply a product designed to protect against insects or relieve conditions like nasal congestion.
She used nasal spray to help with her allergies.
Pro Tip 2/2Instant Application
Spray often signifies a quick, easy method for applying substances like paint or deodorant.
He finished the chair with a quick spray of varnish.
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The loathsome, lethal...
searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide to keep them away from us -- from citronella candles to bug sprays to heavy-duty agricultural pesticides.
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Discovering Wildlife in...
So that's where it likes to hunt all of its invertebrates. It's very quick, and it's also got a couple of defence mechanisms and threat displays so it can raise up its abdomen a bit like a scorpion, it does a scorpion like pose, and that's to intimidate its predators. It also, if it needs to, can spray out a foul smelling liquid out of its abdomen.
Video examples
Which sunscreen should...
and the active ingredients. Sprays can be convenient to put on, especially when you're wet, but a recent study found that most people don't apply a thick enough layer to get full protection. And the possible health risks of inhaling sunscreen compounds from a spray cloud might make you consider reaching for that bottle of lotion instead.
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Feedback loops: How...
maintaining a long-term equilibrium and allowing a food chain to persist over time. Feedback processes might seem counterintuitive because many of us are used to more predictable linear scenarios of cause and effect. For instance, it seems simple enough that spraying pesticides would help plants grow by killing pest insects,
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How trees talk to each...
But I was legally permitted. Oh, and I forgot some stuff, important the bug spray, the bear spray, the filters for my respirator. Oh well. The first day of the experiment, we got out to our plot
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How to deal with...
were batted away I was sprayed with words of adoration and words of contempt you're stupid idiot and I wish you had never been born when I confronted her about having said this to me I was told
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The Skin Gun PIPE National...
was left on a griddle too long the doctor said that I might be a candidate for this new procedure which is the spray gun and asked me if I would be interested skin cells fraying is like paint
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Real-Life Spider Shoots...
These spiders can build the world's largest orb webs, up to two metres wide. A few hours from the first spray of bridging line, the job is done.
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Best Spider Moments PIPE...
like a real-life spider woman she sprays strands of silk in one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
like a real-life Spider Woman she sprays
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide to keep them away from us -- from citronella candles to bug sprays to heavy-duty agricultural pesticides.
Video examples
Discovering Wildlife in...
So that's where it likes to hunt all of its invertebrates. It's very quick, and it's also got a couple of defence mechanisms and threat displays so it can raise up its abdomen a bit like a scorpion, it does a scorpion like pose, and that's to intimidate its predators. It also, if it needs to, can spray out a foul smelling liquid out of its abdomen.
Video examples
Which sunscreen should...
and the active ingredients. Sprays can be convenient to put on, especially when you're wet, but a recent study found that most people don't apply a thick enough layer to get full protection. And the possible health risks of inhaling sunscreen compounds from a spray cloud might make you consider reaching for that bottle of lotion instead.
Video examples
Feedback loops: How...
maintaining a long-term equilibrium and allowing a food chain to persist over time. Feedback processes might seem counterintuitive because many of us are used to more predictable linear scenarios of cause and effect. For instance, it seems simple enough that spraying pesticides would help plants grow by killing pest insects,
Video examples
How trees talk to each...
But I was legally permitted. Oh, and I forgot some stuff, important the bug spray, the bear spray, the filters for my respirator. Oh well. The first day of the experiment, we got out to our plot
Video examples
How to deal with...
were batted away I was sprayed with words of adoration and words of contempt you're stupid idiot and I wish you had never been born when I confronted her about having said this to me I was told
Video examples
The Skin Gun PIPE National...
was left on a griddle too long the doctor said that I might be a candidate for this new procedure which is the spray gun and asked me if I would be interested skin cells fraying is like paint
Video examples
Real-Life Spider Shoots...
These spiders can build the world's largest orb webs, up to two metres wide. A few hours from the first spray of bridging line, the job is done.
Video examples
Best Spider Moments PIPE...
like a real-life spider woman she sprays strands of silk in one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
like a real-life Spider Woman she sprays
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Stacy Martin
I use a Kiehl's spray when I fly. Your skin gets so dry on a plane. And I always have to have a little glass of wine. I'm French! I have to. It's part of my life.
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Charles Nelson Reilly
American Actor
Everyone should have hair. When you get dressed up, you must do that last whip of hair spray, or life's not worth living.
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Stacey Solomon
I can take on the world with a glue gun and a can of spray paint!
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Carson Kressley
American Celebrity
I learned how to dance. I got a free spray tan. My life is good!
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Hillary Scott
American Musician
I'm not a tanning bed person at all, but I'll get a spray tan.
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Judith Durham
Australian Musician
Look, I do spray flies, but I have a really big conscience.
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Rita Ora
British Musician
When I was a kid, I'd spray paint my hair, cut clothes up.
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Steve Lukather
American Musician
There's not an anti-Toto spray that will keep us down.
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Shannon Bream
American Journalist
You have to know how to use your hair spray.
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Gladys Berejiklian
Australian Politician
I don't like hair spray in my hair.
Quote examples
Stacy Martin
I use a Kiehl's spray when I fly. Your skin gets so dry on a plane. And I always have to have a little glass of wine. I'm French! I have to. It's part of my life.
Quote examples
Charles Nelson Reilly
American Actor
Everyone should have hair. When you get dressed up, you must do that last whip of hair spray, or life's not worth living.
Quote examples
Stacey Solomon
I can take on the world with a glue gun and a can of spray paint!
Quote examples
Carson Kressley
American Celebrity
I learned how to dance. I got a free spray tan. My life is good!
Quote examples
Hillary Scott
American Musician
I'm not a tanning bed person at all, but I'll get a spray tan.
Quote examples
Judith Durham
Australian Musician
Look, I do spray flies, but I have a really big conscience.
Quote examples
Rita Ora
British Musician
When I was a kid, I'd spray paint my hair, cut clothes up.
Quote examples
Steve Lukather
American Musician
There's not an anti-Toto spray that will keep us down.
Quote examples
Shannon Bream
American Journalist
You have to know how to use your hair spray.
Quote examples
Gladys Berejiklian
Australian Politician
I don't like hair spray in my hair.
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