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sprays

/spɹeɪz/

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A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.

Examples :

"The sailor could feel the spray from the waves."

environment nature weather

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A pressurized container; an atomizer.

Examples :

"The cleaning lady uses several sprays to disinfect the bathroom. "

item utensil device technology

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Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.

Examples :

"The hardware store sells various sprays, including paint, lubricants, and insect repellents. "

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A jet of fine medicated vapour, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.

Examples :

"The doctor prescribed two sprays of the nasal decongestant for my stuffy nose. "

medicine device

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A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.

Examples :

"The molten metal flowed through the sprays of the casting flask, ensuring every section of the intricate mold was filled. "

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A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.

Examples :

"After the metal cooled, the foundry worker carefully separated the individual castings from the sprays. "

technical industry machine structure

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The allocation and filling of blocks of memory with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.

Examples :

"A hacker might use memory sprays to increase the chances of their malicious code landing in a predictable spot when trying to exploit a software vulnerability. "

computing technology internet

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To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.

Examples :

"The firemen sprayed the house."

action technology

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To project in a dispersive manner.

Examples :

"Spray some ointment on that scratch."

technology machine action environment

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To project many small items dispersively.

Examples :

"The sprinkler sprays water across the lawn. "

action technology

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To urinate in order to mark territory.

Examples :

"The male cat sprays around the house to let other cats know this is his territory. "

animal biology physiology

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To allocate blocks of memory from (a heap, etc.), and fill them with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.

Examples :

"to spray the heap of a target process"

computing technical internet

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A small branch of flowers or berries.

Examples :

"The bridesmaid carried a spray of lily-of-the-valley."

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A collective body of small branches.

Examples :

"The tree has a beautiful spray."

nature plant part

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Branches and twigs collectively; foliage.

Examples :

"The bird built its nest carefully, weaving small sprays of leaves and twigs together. "

nature plant biology environment

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Examples :

"The farmer sprays the apple orchard to protect the fruit from insects. "

agriculture fruit plant place

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An ornament or design that resembles a branch.

Examples :

"The artist used delicate sprays of painted flowers to decorate the border of the poster. "

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