spraying

English Thesaurus

1. the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination,
definition	:	the act of dispersing or diffusing something (noun.act)

domain category	:	aircraft,
definition	:	a vehicle that can fly (noun.artifact)

2. the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer (noun.act)

hypernym	:	application, coating, covering,
definition	:	the work of applying something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	spray painting,
definition	:	applying paint with a sprayer (noun.act)

3. a quantity of small objects flying through the air (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity,
definition	:	an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude (noun.quantity)

4. the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer (noun.act)

derivation	:	spray,
definition	:	cover by spraying with a liquid (verb.contact)

5. a quantity of small objects flying through the air (noun.quantity)

derivation	:	spray,
definition	:	scatter in a mass or jet of droplets (verb.contact)

6. the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer (noun.act)

derivation	:	spray,
definition	:	cover by spraying with a liquid (verb.contact)

7. a quantity of small objects flying through the air (noun.quantity)

derivation	:	spray,
definition	:	scatter in a mass or jet of droplets (verb.contact)