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bug sprays

bug sprays is the plural of bug spray.

Meaning of bug spray

Noun

bug spray (countable and uncountable, plural bug sprays)

  1. Insecticide in aerosol form for killing household pests.
    • This can of bug spray says that it "kills most bugs in seconds" and that you should avoid getting any of it on yourself and should wash and launder thoroughly if that happens, although it is not poisonous to humans.
  2. Insect repellent in aerosol form, such as one sprays on one's clothing and/or skin to keep away mosquitoes, gnats, flies, midges, etc.
    • This can of bug spray says that it is nontoxic to humans and pets and that you should periodically reapply it to your arms and clothing as needed.

Questions about bug sprays

What is bug sprays the plural of?
Bug sprays is the plural of bug spray.

Words near bug sprays in the dictionary

  1. bug scrub
  2. bug scrubs
  3. bug shoe
  4. bug shoes
  5. bug spray
  6. bug sprays
  7. bug storm
  8. bug storms
  9. bug up
  10. bug up one's ass
  11. bug woman

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bug sprays (page history and authors); bug spray (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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