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--n. 2 shower, sprinkling, drizzle, mist, sprinkle, spindrift
or spoondrift: The strong wind carried the spray from the
whitecaps right up into the streets of the town. 3 atomizer,
sprayer, sprinkler, vaporizer, aerosol: Richard bought me a
cologne spray for Mother's Day.
sprayý n. flower or floral arrangement, nosegay, posy, bouquet, sprig,
branch, bough: The scores of tiny roses were interspersed with
sprays of baby's-breath.
spread v. 1 Often, spread out. diffuse, distribute, disperse,
disseminate, broadcast, sow, scatter, strew, shed, dispel,
dissipate: Spread the mulch as evenly as possible to a depth of
several inches. 2 Often, spread about or around. broadcast,
publicize, make known, bruit about, air, televise, circulate,
publish, distribute, disseminate, trumpet, announce, pronounce,
promulgate, advertise, enounce, make public, tell the world,
herald, repeat, recite: Start spreading the news: I'm leaving
today. 3 Often, spread out. unfold, draw out, display, stretch
out, open out, extend, lay out, fan out, unroll, unfurl: Please
spread the cloth on the table. 4 Often, spread out. stretch
(out), extend, protract, prolong, drag out, distribute,
disperse: The bank said I could spread the payments over twenty
years. 5 Often, spread out. stretch, extend, separate, put
apart or out, part: He spread his arms and Lorna rushed into
them. 6 grow, develop, increase, broaden, expand, extend,
widen, enlarge, mushroom, proliferate, sprawl, branch out;
metastasize: To meet the demand for the pies, bakeries began to
spread throughout the country. The cancer, unchecked, was bound
to spread. 7 smear, apply, smooth, put, rub, cover, layer,
plaster, plate, coat, wash, glaze, paint, varnish, overlay,
overspread; cloak, mantle, swaddle, wrap, blanket: I was
careful to spread the paint evenly, avoiding streaks. When the
cake has cooled, spread the chocolate icing over it.
--n. 8 spreading, extension, extending, expansion, expanding,
enlargement, enlarging, development, developing, increase,
increasing, proliferation, proliferating, broadening, growth,
widening, mushrooming, dispersion, dispersal, dispersing,
dissemination, disseminating, distribution, distributing,
dispensation, dispensing: The spread of the disease is
uncontrolled. One of the functions of a university is to
encourage the spread of knowledge. 9 extent, expanse, area,