Synonyms for spray

Most common

sprayer · atomizer · nebulizer · foam · spume · spoon-drift · aerosol can

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.

   The sailor could feel the spray from the waves.

2. n. 2

   Something resembling a spray of liquid.

3. v. 1

   To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.

   The firemen sprayed the house.

Related words

Word family

spraydeck sprayhood sprayskirt spredges

Phrases

spray can pepper spray bidet spray spray bottle spray cheese bug spray capsicum spray spray bomb

Forms

Plural

sprays → sprayers, atomizers, nebulizers, foams…

Past participle

sprayed
e.g. sprayed → spritzed, aerosolised…

Example sentences

• sprayer I crashed in that sprayer plane in 2003.
• atomizer Diluting the mixture, he screwed on the atomizer and sprayed it on his wrist.
• foam It's not a toothpaste, it's a face-cleansing foam!

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

foam¹, twig¹

5 letters

shoot¹, froth¹, sprig, spume

6 letters

branch¹, spritz

7 letters

sprayer²

8 letters

atomizer⁴, atomiser

9 letters

nebulizer⁴, nebuliser

10 letters

aerosolise, aerosolize

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sprayer² = 2 syllables).

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