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spray

US /spreɪ/

noun, verb Advanced · C1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

She used a cleaning spray to wipe the glass tables in the lobby.

Word Family

NounNoun
spray gốc sprayer spraying
VerbVerb
spray gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • squirtsomeone who is small and insignificant
  • sprinklea light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
  • showera plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

Collocations

  • Easy nasal spray
    describing nasal spray (a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed)
  • Medium insect spray for office hygiene
    describing insect spray for office hygiene (small air-breathing arthropod)
  • Hard automated spray coating system
    to automated spray coating system, meaning to make automatic or control or operate automatically
  • Very Hard pepper spray deployed to disperse violent rioters
    to pepper spray deployed to disperse violent rioters, meaning to add pepper to

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