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Meanings of spray in English

Portuguese
bombas de aerossol
Catalan
atomitzador
Spanish
pulverizador

A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist.

bombas de aerossol

A quantity of small objects flying through the air.

Usage of spray in English
1
Find in the Glossary the meaning of: glittering; trims; spray; blithe; measures.
The Elson Readers, Book 5
2
KS: The biggest problem is that cats actually spray inside the house.
Radio NZ
3
Those products included spray-dried emulsions used in bakery applications and pharmaceutical lactose.
Reuters
4
People are exposed through spray drift, residues on food and water contamination.
The Guardian
5
Steps:Remove the wine label and spray the bottle and allow to dry.
Jamaica Observer
6
You will need to spray young foliage early with a suitable fungicide.
The Guardian
7
Naloxone Nasal Rescue Kit Illegal-opioid users have a different option: nasal spray.
Wired
8
A moment later she turned her hips out of the water spray.
Explosive
9
The racing swells covered it with spray that shone in the moonlight.
Poor Man's Rock
10
Police used capsicum spray during the arrest of one of the individuals.
News.com.au
11
TIP: Apply a finishing spray post-application to make your makeup last longer.
Ebony
12
The spray torn from the crest by the wind filled the air.
Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest
13
They were enormous clawed beasts, horns and talons glistening with sea spray.
Monster Hunter International
14
Swastikas spray-painted outside a synagogue in Wellington have Jewish community members worried.
Radio NZ
15
The second moth followed the first, and the spray showered the apron.
A Girl of the Limberlost
16
Salt sea spray ever whispers in the atmosphere around the old sailor.
Over the Pass
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Spray through the time
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Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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