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ray

/ɹeɪ/noun, verb1 syllable

Ray means: a column of light (as from a beacon).

Synonyms for ray11

noun, as in a column of light (as from a beacon)

beam, beam of light, light beam, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation

noun, as in a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

beam, electron beam

noun, as in the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

re

verb, as in extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center

radiate

verb, as in expose to radiation

irradiate

What does ray mean?10

noun

1

a column of light (as from a beacon)

2

a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

3

the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

4

a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence

5

(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

6

any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish

7

cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

verb

1

extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center“spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel”

2

expose to radiation“irradiate food”

3

emit as rays“That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ray?60

three syllables

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All 60 rhymes for ray, grouped by syllable

Ray in a sentence

  • The ray population exploded, and the scallop fisheries were decimated.Cangarejo
  • In the sky, a ray of light appeared.AlanF_US
  • In the sky, there appeared a ray of sunlight.AlanF_US
  • In fact, the inhabitants have been exposed to radioactive rays.CM
  • We skirted green hills, which sparkled in the first rays of sunshine.mailohilohi
  • The x-ray shows there's something lodged between the pleura and this rib.DJ_Saidez
  • There is not a ray of truth in it.unknown
  • A ray of sunlight penetrated my room through a crack.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of ray

as a noun

plural
rays

as a verb

past tense
rayed
present participle
raying
third-person singular
rays
past participle
rayed