to spray on perfume

  • 1perfume — [pər fyo͞om′; ] also, and for n. usually [, pʉr′fyo͞om΄] vt. perfumed, perfuming [MFr parfumer < It perfumare < L per , intens. + fumare, to smoke < fumus, smoke: see FUME] 1. to fill with a fragrant or pleasing odor; scent 2. to put… …

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  • 2spray — spray1 S3 [spreı] v 1.) [T] to force liquid out of a container so that it comes out in a stream of very small drops and covers an area →↑squirt spray sb/sth with sth ▪ She sprayed herself with perfume. spray sth on/onto/over sth ▪ Someone had… …

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  • 3perfume — n. 1) to dab on, put on, spray on; use perfume 2) to reek of (derog.); smell of perfume 3) (a) strong perfume * * * [ pɜːfjuːm] put on smell of perfume spray on use perfume (a) strong perfume to dab on to reek of (derog.) …

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  • 4Perfume — For other uses, see Perfume (disambiguation). The Perfume Maker, by Rodolphe Ernst Perfume (English: /ˈpɝː.fjuːm/, French parfum pronounced: [paʁ.fœ̃]) is a mixture of fragrant …

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  • 5perfume — noun 1 liquid with a sweet smell that you put on your body ADJECTIVE ▪ expensive ▪ cheap ▪ strong ▪ subtle ▪ sweet …

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  • 6spray — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 drops of liquid ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, light ▪ salt, sea … OF SPRAY ▪ cloud, plume …

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  • 7spray — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English *spræg, spræc Date: 13th century 1. a usually flowering branch or shoot 2. a decorative flat arrangement of flowers and foliage (as on a coffin) 3. something (as a jeweled pin) resembling a… …

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  • 8spray — spray1 sprayable, adj. sprayability, n. sprayer, n. sprayless, adj. spraylike, adj. /spray/, n. 1. water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air. 2. a jet of fine particles of liquid, as… …

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  • 9spray — 1 verb 1 (T) to make a stream of small drops of liquid come out of a small tube or several small holes: spray sb with sth: She sprayed herself with perfume. | spray sth on/over sth: Vandals had sprayed graffiti on the walls. | spray crops/plants… …

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  • 10spray — I 1. noun 1) a spray of water Syn: shower, sprinkling, sprinkle, jet, mist, drizzle; spume, spindrift; foam, froth 2) a perfume spray Syn: atomizer, vaporizer …

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