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Keywords: Droplets, Aerosol, Mist, Fine, Jet
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.
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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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An ensemble of water droplets torn by the wind from an extensive body of water, generally from the crests of waves, and carried up into the air in such quantities that it reduces the horizontal visibility.
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See Aerosol.
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A small shoot or branch; a twig.
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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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A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold.
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A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.
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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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Refers to the spray thrown up by a powerful manouvre. This is one of the criteria for a good move
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A transient prominence formed by the explosion of pre-flare elevated material which sends debris flying off in many directions. Usually produced only by the most violent flares, as overlying filaments are blown away.
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An occasional sprinkling dashed from the top of a wave by the wind, or by its striking an object.
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To hit the ball erratically off line.
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When a golfer hits the ball inconsistent in different directions.
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To slice or hook the ball in any direction.
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To hit the ball way off line.
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Marking a surface with urine
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The behavior, commonly seen in the tom cat, of urinating everywhere (typically on the walls, floor, etc) to establish territory.
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Behavior of urinating everywhere to establish territory, commonly seen in unneutered male dogs and cats.
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Behavior of a cat (typically male) who emits a stream or spray of urine to mark its territory.
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