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tray

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtreɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/treɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(trā)

tray¹ /treɪ/USA pronunciation n.

[countable]

a flat, shallow container, used for carrying or displaying articles:He carried his lunch tray to the table.
a tray and its contents:a breakfast tray.

tray¹ (trā),USA pronunciation

a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
a removable receptacle of this shape in a cabinet, box, trunk, or the like, sometimes forming a drawer.
a tray and its contents:to order a breakfast tray from room service.

bef. 1050; Middle English; Old English trēg, trīg; cognate with Old Swedish trö corn measure; akin to tree

tray² (trā),USA pronunciation n. Australian Slang.

a coin worth threepence. Also called tray′ bit′.

Latin trēs three); compare trey
Italian tre (
compare earlier argot trey, tray three, a set of three, probably ultimately 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

tray /treɪ/ n

a thin flat board or plate of metal, plastic, etc, usually with a raised edge, on which things can be carried
a shallow receptacle for papers, etc, sometimes forming a drawer in a cabinet or box

Etymology: Old English trieg; related to Old Swedish trö corn measure, Old Norse treyja carrier, Greek driti tub, German Trog trough

'tray' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

case - coaster - convert - dumbwaiter - galley - handbarrow - highchair - house-train - inkstand - in-tray - lazy Susan - out-tray - paintbox - salver - scullery - waiter - antiquate - ashtray - bed table - bed tray - bonsai - butler's table - butler's tray - cabaret - canterbury - carousel - cheeseboard - cheese tray - cigarette girl - composing stick - console - flat - fold-down - glass - ice cube - in-box - ledge - out-box - planch - pony pack - tea tray - till - tray agriculture - tray table - trug - TV dinner - yummy - serving

In Lists: Packaging, Things found at home, Ficha cultural, more...

Synonyms: platter, serving platter, plate, serving plate, salver, more...

Collocations: a [plastic, metal] tray, a [glass, ceramic, steel] ash tray, a [drink, serving, cocktail, baking, breakfast] tray, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "tray" in the title:

(kidney) dish/tray
a dish/ tray of shrimps
a parallel earth conductor...which could be a tray, open...duct or...conduit
a tray being in each hand
a tray of suppositories
Adjust your tray tables and seat backs into their upright and locked positions
Ah et ter fetch you no tray befo’ you went
conversation <over> a tray of deviled eggs
feed tray cover
Griddle/ sheet pan/baking tray/baking sheet (AmE)
Holder vs. tray
I could have had something on a tray
if any calling cards lie on the silver receiving tray
Knock a tray on someone
lint tray
Lipped tray
love and ring for the tea tray
marker tray or whiteboard sill
not know a 40k from a serving tray
Place the tin upside down on a baking tray
punnet, crate, trug, tray, basket [berry container]
raised a tablet from the tray
set the tray down on <a> table next to his bed
shake the tray gently as if to rotate it
she had knocked the whole tray of drinks on the floor.
silver trinkets, silver tray.
the "bottigliera", as he called it of the bristling tray'
There are five cups in/on the tray
There are thirty eggs <on/in> the tray
to crack the ice out of the tray
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