Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word spray. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in spray.
Definitions and meaning of spray
spray
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /spɹeɪ/
Rhymes: -eɪ
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutchsprāien, sprayen, spraeyen(“to spray, sprinkle, spread”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic*sprēwijaną(“to spray, sprinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European*(s)per-(“to sow, scatter”). Cognate with Middle High Germanspræjen, spræwen(“to squirt, spray, dust, splash, straw”), Danish dialectal språe(“to open up, burst forth”), Swedish dialectal språ(“to sprout, shoot forth, burst”), Norwegian dialectal spra, spræ(“to splash, splatter, spout, burst forth”), Dutchsproeien(“to spray, sprinkle”), Germansprühen(“to spray, sparkle”).
Noun
spray (countable and uncountable, pluralsprays)
A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
(figuratively) Something resembling a spray of liquid.
(countable) A pressurized container; an atomizer.
Synonym:spray can
(countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
Synonym:spray can
(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.
(metalworking, countable) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.
(metalworking, countable) A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.
(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.
(Australia) A loud scolding or reprimand, usually delivered by a sports coach or similar figure.
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Esperanto: spraji
→ Turkish: sprey
Translations
Verb
spray (third-person singular simple presentsprays, present participlespraying, simple past and past participlesprayed)
(transitive) To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.
(ergative) To project in a dispersive manner.
(transitive, figurative) To project many small items dispersively.
(intransitive, zoology) To urinate in order to mark territory.
(transitive, computing, computer security) To allocate blocks of memory from (a heap, etc.), and fill them with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
to spray the heap of a target process
(transitive, soccer) To pass (a ball), usually laterally across the field and often a long distance.
(transitive, Australian rules football) To kick (a ball) poorly and in an unintended direction.
(climbing, slang, derogatory) To give unwanted advice.
(Nigeria) To shower guests dancing at a function with money
Derived terms
say it, don't spray it
sprayable
spray and pray
spray-on
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle Englishspray, from Old English*spræġ, sprei (found in place names such as that of Spreyton, England), of unknown origin.
Noun
spray (countable and uncountable, pluralsprays)
(countable) A small branch of flowers or berries.
The bridesmaid carried a spray of lily-of-the-valley.
(countable) A collective body of small branches.
The tree has a beautiful spray.
(uncountable) Branches and twigs collectively; foliage.
(countable, obsolete) An orchard.
(countable) An ornament or design that resembles a branch.
Translations
References
Anagrams
Prays, Sarpy, prays, raspy, spary
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishspray.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /spreː/
Hyphenation: spray
Noun
spraym (pluralsprays)
spray(liquid commercial product sold in a spray container)
Derived terms
haarspray
verfspray
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishspray.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈsprei̯/, [ˈs̠pre̞i̯]
Syllabification(key): spray
Noun
spray
spray (device for spraying)
Usage notes
Many of the inflected forms, especially the plurals, are somewhat awkward. Therefore, it may be advisable to use appropriate synonyms for these cases, such as spraypullo, spraytölkki, suihke, suihkepullo.
Declension
Synonyms
suihke
suihkepullo
Derived terms
Further reading
“spray”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
aerosol spray(liquid commercial product sold in a spray container)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
spray in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
(Brazilian pronunciation spelling)esprei
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishspray.
Pronunciation
Noun
spraym (pluralsprays)
spray; atomizer (pressurised container with a nozzle that lets out a spray)
Synonyms:atomizador, aerossol, pulverizador
spray(fine, gentle, disperse mist of liquid)
Synonym:borrifo
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishspray.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sprej/
IPA(key): /ʃprej/ – folk common incorrect pronunciation.
Rhymes: -ej
Hyphenation: spray
Noun
sprayn (pluralsprayuri)
spray
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishspray.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /esˈpɾai/[esˈpɾai̯]
Rhymes: -ai
IPA(key): /esˈpɾei/[esˈpɾei̯]
Rhymes: -ei
Noun
spraym (pluralspraysorspray)
Alternative form of espray
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
“spray”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Alternative forms
sprej
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishspray. Attested since 1920.
Noun
sprayc
spray (especially when sprayed from a spray can or spray bottle or the like)