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Spray Can

Definition: Spray Can

Spray Can

Noun

1. A dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Spray Can

Synonyms: aerosol (n), aerosol bomb (n), aerosol can (n), aerosol container (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Spray Can

Specialty definitions using "spray can": ASSEMBLY INSPECTORLOG MARKERMOLDER, AUTOMOBILE CARPETS, molder-trimmerSTACKER TENDERtool clerk, TOOL-CRIB ATTENDANT. (references)

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Image Slideshow: Spray Can

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Photo Album: Spray Can

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Members of the Technical Development Laboratory staff operating a device which measures the energy required to pump a hand-powered spray can. Credit: CDC.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Spray Can

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

spray can

54

paint spray can

19

aerosol spray can

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Spray Can

Language Translations for "spray can"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

drivmiddel for aerosoler (aerosol propellant, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant), drivmiddel (aerosol propellant, prime mover, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant), drivgas (aerosol propellant, propellant, propelling gas, spray can propellant, spray propellant), aerosoldrivmiddel (aerosol propellant, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vloeibaar drijfgas (aerosol propellant, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant), drijfgas in spuitbussen (aerosol propellant, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant), aërosoldrijfgas (aerosol propellant, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ponnekaasu (aerosol propellant, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant), ponneaine (aerosol propellant, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant). (various references)

   

French

  

propulseur pour aérosol (spray can propellant, spray propellant), propulseur d'aérosol (spray can propellant, spray propellant), propulseur (spray can propellant, spray propellant), fluide pulseur (spray can propellant, spray propellant), agent propulseur d'aérosol (spray can propellant, spray propellant), agent dispersant d'aérosol (spray can propellant, spray propellant). (various references)

   

German

  

sprühdose (aerosol, aerosol can, spray, spray bottle), Gischtbüchse. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

προωθητικό αεροζόλ (aerosol propellant, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant), προωθητικό ψεκασμού (aerosol propellant, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant), προωθητικά σταγονιδίων (aerosol propellant, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant), προωθητής σταγονιδίων (aerosol propellant, propellant, spray can propellant, spray propellant). (various references)

   

Italian

  

bombola spray. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ayspray ancay

   

Portuguese

  

lata de spray. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

аэрозольный баллончик. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

pulverizador (aerosol, atomizer, nuance, perfume atomizer, pulverizer, spray, sprayer). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sprejburk. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Spray Can

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-n-p-r-s-y"

-1 letter: syncarp.

-2 letters: canary, pyrans.

-3 letters: carns, carny, carps, craps, cyans, narcs, pacas, pansy, paras, prays, pyran, raspy, rayas, sacra, saran, scarp, scary, scrap, spacy, spray, yarns.

-4 letters: anas, ansa, arcs, cans, caps, carn, carp, cars, casa, cays, crap, cyan, naps, narc, nary, nays, paca, pacs, pans, para, pars, pays, pray, pyas, racy, raps, rasp.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-c-n-p-r-s-y"
 

+3 letters: pachysandra, parenchymas, pyracanthas, pyromaniacs.

 

+4 letters: cryptanalyst, hypercapnias, pachysandras, pantisocracy, transparency.

 

+5 letters: cryptanalyses, cryptanalysis, cryptanalysts, parasynthetic, pharmacognosy, postcranially.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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