spray
    n 1: a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for
         spraying
    2: a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray
       of bullets" [syn: spray, spraying]
    3: flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot
       bearing flowers and foliage
    4: a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine
       mist [syn: atomizer, atomiser, spray, sprayer,
       nebulizer, nebuliser]
    5: water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or
       thrown up by a waterfall
    6: a jet of vapor
    v 1: be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over
         the floor"
    2: scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on
       someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
    3: cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint"

Spray \Spray\, n. [Probably from a Dutch or Low German form akin
   to E. spread. See Spread, v. t.]
   1. 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.
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   2. (Med.)
      (a) 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.
      (b) An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer.
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   Spray condenser (Steam Engine), an injection condenser in
      which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which
      mingles with it.
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Spray \Spray\ (spr[=a]), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See Sprig.]
   1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. --Chaucer.

   Syn: sprig.
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              The painted birds, companions of the spring,
              Hopping from spray to spray, were heard to sing.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. A collective body of small branches, or cut flowers with
      long stems; as, the tree has a beautiful spray; many
      sprays were sent in condolence to teh funeral home.
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            And from the trees did lop the needless spray.
                                                  --Spenser.
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   3. (Founding)
      (a) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask,
          made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold.
      (b) A group of castings made in the same mold and
          connected by sprues formed in the runner and its
          branches. --Knight.
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   Spray drain (Agric.), a drain made by laying under earth
      the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages
      open.
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Spray \Spray\, v. t.
   1. To let fall in the form of spray. [Poetic] --M. Arnold.
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   2. 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.
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spray

    A Unix command that sends packets to a host
   and reports performance statistics.  The number of packets,
   delay between packets and packet length can all be specified.
   The spray command uses the Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
   protocol to send a one-way stream of packets to the sprayd
   daemon on the given host.  With the "-i" option, spray uses
   the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) instead of RPC.
   Normally these will be echoed automatically, creating a return
   stream.

   Unix manual page: spray(1M).

   (2007-03-12)

Spray, OR -- U.S. town in Oregon
   Population (2000):    140
   Housing Units (2000): 88
   Land area (2000):     0.226278 sq. miles (0.586058 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.226278 sq. miles (0.586058 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            69450
   Located within:       Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
   Location:             44.833179 N, 119.794449 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     97874
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Spray, OR
    Spray