pesticide vs spray
spray vs pesticidepesticide and spray both are nouns.
pesticide is not a verb while spray is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pesticide | Yes | No | No | No |
| spray | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
spray is a hyponym of
pesticide; that is, spray is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
pesticide:
- pesticide: a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
- spray: a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
Other hyponyms of pesticide include
acaracide, acaricide, arsenical, insect powder, insecticide, pediculicide, phosphine, scabicide, sheep dip, Zyklon A.
| pesticide (noun) | spray (noun) |
|---|---|
| a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) | a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist |
| flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage | |
| a jet of vapor | |
| a quantity of small objects flying through the air | |
| water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall | |
| a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying |
| pesticide (verb) | spray (verb) |
|---|---|
| scatter in a mass or jet of droplets | |
| be discharged in sprays of liquid | |
| cover by spraying with a liquid |
Words related to "pesticide"
Words related to "spray"
- airbrush
- atomise
- atomiser
- atomize
- atomizer
- cover
- dispenser
- disperse
- dot
- dust
- floral arrangement
- flower arrangement
- jet
- mist
- nebuliser
- nebulizer
- pesticide
- scatter
- sea spray
- shower
- small indefinite amount
- small indefinite quantity
- spindrift
- spirt
- spoondrift
- sprayer
- spraying
- sprinkle
- spurt
- squirt
- syringe
- water vapor
- water vapour
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