spray

1. n. A small shoot or branch; a twig. Source: opted

2. n. A collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a beautiful spray. Source: opted

3. n. A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold. Source: opted

4. n. A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches. Source: opted

5. v. t. 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. Source: opted

6. v. t. 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. Source: opted

7. v. t. An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer. Source: opted

8. v. t. To let fall in the form of spray. Source: opted

9. v. t. 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. Source: opted

10. n. a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying Source: wordnet

11. n. a quantity of small objects flying through the air Source: wordnet

12. n. flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage Source: wordnet

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