noun / verb
spray
SPRAY/spreɪ/
Liquid dispersed in fine droplets.
A fine spray of liquid emerges from the trigger bottle.
Etymology
The noun is from or related to the verb traced to sprayen, “sprinkle in drops.” It first described water blown into droplets by wind or waves, then any finely dispersed liquid.
In context
the spray itself has is a collection of drops some big some small
More examples
- She sprays water on the leaves each morning.
- This cleaning spray removes grease from the stove.
- The nozzle releases two short sprays of water.
Forms
spray · sprays · sprayed · spraying
sprayer noun — A device that disperses liquid in droplets.