Comparative Literature Department
Student Projects-- Mark Blackman
spray(sprä) n. [MDu. sprayen, to sprinkle.] 1. Liquid, as water, moving in a mass of dispersed droplets (sea spray) 2. a. a fine jet of liquid discharged from a pressurized container. b. A pressurized container: ATOMIZER. c. A commercial product, as paint and insecticide, dispensed from a container in this manner. -v sprayed, spray-ing, sprays. -vt. 1. To disperse (a liquid) in a mass or jet of droplets. 2. To apply a spray to (a surface). -vi 1. To discharge sprays of liquid. 2. To move in the form of a spray.-spray'er n.
spray (sprä) n. [ME.] 1.A small branch yielding buds, flowers, or berries. 2. Something resembling a spray.
rock (rök) n. [ME, OFr., roque.] 1. A relatively hard naturally formed mass of mineral or petrified matter: STONE. 2. a. A relatively small fragment or piece of rock. b. A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak. 3. Geol. A naturally formed mineral mass or aggregate that consitutes a significant part of the earth's crust. 4. One that is stable, firm, or dependable. 5. rocks. Slang. Money. 6. Slang. A large gem, esp. a diamond. 7. a. A varicolored stick candy. b. Rock candy. -on the rocks. 1.In a state of destruction or ruin (The business was on the rocks.) 2. Without money: BANKRUPT. 3. Served over ice cubes without water or mix (bourbon on the rocks.)
burn (bûrn) v. burned or burnt (bûrnt), burning, burns. [ME burnen, OE beornan and baernan.] -vt. 1. a. To cause to undergo combustion. b. To destroy by fire. 2. Physics. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or fusion. 3. To damage or injure by fire, heat, or a heat producing agent. 4. a. To kill with fire. b.Slang. To execute, esp. to electrocute. 5. To produce by fire or heat (burned a hole in the couch.) 6. To use as fuel. 6. To impart a sensation of intense heat to. 8. To brand (an animal). 9. To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat: FIRE. (burn coal into coke.) 10. To make angry. (a comment thatburned me up.) 11. Slang. a. To defeat in a context, esp. by a narrow margin. a. To deceive or swindle: CHEAT. -v1. 1. To undergo combustion. 2. To be on fire: FLAME. 3. To emit heat or light by or as if on fire. 5. To feel or look hot. 6. To be consumed with a strong emotion, esp.: a. To be or become very angry b. To be very eager (wasburning to hear the news.) 7. To be imprinted by or as if by burning. 8.Slang. to be electrocuted. 9. To impart a sensation of heat. 10. To become sunburned.
mount (mount) v. mount-ed, mount-ing, mounts. [ME mounten, OFr. monter, VLat. *montare, Lat. mons, mountain.] -vt. 1. To ascend or climb. 2. To place oneself on (mount a camel.) 3. To get up on in order to copulate. -Used with males. 4. To provide with a riding horse. 5. a. To secure firmly to a support. b. To place or fix on or in a secure place for display, study, or use.6.To equip with scenery, costumes and other accessories (mount an elaborate musical show.) 7. a. To set (guns) in a position.
