tray en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- trā
- /tɹeɪ/
Etymology
From Middle English trey, from Old English trēġ, trīġ (“wooden board, tray”), from Proto-West Germanic *trauwi, from Proto-Germanic *trawją (“wooden vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *drewo-, *dóru (“tree; wood”). Cognate with Old Norse treyja (“carrier”), Old Swedish trø (“wooden grain measure”), Low German Treechel (“dough trough”), Ancient Greek δροίτη (droítē, “tub, vat”), Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “trough”). Related to trough and tree.
Meanings
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A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 2, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:I carefully arranged the dishes on the tray and brought it upstairs.
Make sure that tray of eggs is properly loaded.
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(broadly) The items on a full tray.
Before long they had consumed a whole tray of shrimp cocktails and sent for another.
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A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.
The CD tray will not open.
baking tray
The loader is responsible for placing the work on the trays for the plating machines.
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(informal) A notification area used for icons and alerts.
[…]some developers try to use it that way for some reason (some applications inexplicably minimize to the tray rather than to the taskbar as they should).
2007, Brian Livingston, Paul Thurrott, Windows Vista Secrets:
- A type of retail or wholesale packaging for CPUs where the processors are sold in bulk and/or with minimal packaging.
- (Australia) The platform of a truck that supports the load to be hauled.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trays | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
traybody · filing tray · shower tray · traycloth · cable tray · book-tray · trayless · ashtray · washtray · traymobile · trayline · party tray · eggtray · litter tray · undertray · ice cube tray · tray-table · out-tray · dishtray · traybake · finger-tray · traysful · meat tray · penny tray · birth tray · traycase · e-tray · tray ceiling · tasktray · tea tray · spoontray · breakfast tray · in-tray · ice tray · TV tray · trayful · traybaked · traylike · waste tray
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (160)
de Tablett (object on which things are carried) · cs podnos (object on which things are carried) · gl bandexa (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · is bakki (object on which things are carried) · ar صِينِيَّة (object on which things are carried) · it barra (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · bg по́днос (object on which things are carried) · pt barra (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · sw trei (object on which things are carried) · km ថាស (object on which things are carried) · es palangana (object on which things are carried) · ru трей (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · ba батмус (object on which things are carried) · ota سینی (object on which things are carried) · el δίσκος (object on which things are carried) · ur سینی (object on which things are carried) · hu tepsi (object on which things are carried) · vi mâm (object on which things are carried) · hu tálca (object on which things are carried) · pl tacka (object on which things are carried) · tt сыйтабак (object on which things are carried) · ko 쟁반 (object on which things are carried) · la ferculum (object on which things are carried) · lt dėklas (object on which things are carried) · uk та́ця (object on which things are carried) · sh та̀цна (object on which things are carried) · sh пла̀дањ (object on which things are carried) · sh tȁblja (object on which things are carried) · fi ilmaisinalue (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · lt padėklas (object on which things are carried) · pl zasobnik (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · bo ཤིང་ཁྲོལ (object on which things are carried) · tr tepsi (items on a full tray) · sw uteo (object on which things are carried) · ca safata (object on which things are carried) · ur ٹِرے (object on which things are carried) · id nampan (object on which things are carried) · es bandeja (object on which things are carried) · et kandik (object on which things are carried) · cmn 托盤 /托盘 (object on which things are carried) · ms dulang (object on which things are carried) · ja トレイ (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · ko 트레이 (object on which things are carried) · ur طَبَق (object on which things are carried) · bth par (object on which things are carried) · cmn 盤 /盘 (object on which things are carried) · fr plateau (object on which things are carried) · es trey (object on which things are carried) · el δίσκος (items on a full tray) · pt bandeja (object on which things are carried) · mi paepae (object on which things are carried) · te ట్రే (object on which things are carried) · sl pladenj (object on which things are carried) · sk tácka (object on which things are carried) · prs پَتْنُوسْ (object on which things are carried) · bg поднос (items on a full tray) · ru поддо́н (object on which things are carried) · scn guantera (object on which things are carried) · enm trey (object on which things are carried) · acw تِبْسي (object on which things are carried) · xcl սկուտեղ (object on which things are carried) · th ถาด (object on which things are carried) · gl bandexa (object on which things are carried) · hi तश्तरी (object on which things are carried) · yi טאַץ (object on which things are carried) · ky батыныс (object on which things are carried) · bg подно́с (object on which things are carried) · ur تَشْت (object on which things are carried) · fa-ira سینی (object on which things are carried) · cs tácek (object on which things are carried) · bg табла (object on which things are carried) · pl tacka (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · lad tefsin (object on which things are carried) · fi kelkka (component of a device) · ajp صينية (object on which things are carried) · sh poslùžāvnīk (object on which things are carried) · de Tablettladung (items on a full tray) · af skinkbord (object on which things are carried) · cy hambwrdd (object on which things are carried) · th กระบะ (object on which things are carried) · my လင်ပန်း (object on which things are carried) · sv bricka (object on which things are carried) · ur صینی (object on which things are carried) · fr cabaret (object on which things are carried) · lo ຖາດ (object on which things are carried) · de Leiste (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · fi tarjotin (object on which things are carried) · ka ლანგარი (object on which things are carried) · sh tàcna (object on which things are carried) · lv paplāte (object on which things are carried) · sh plàdanj (object on which things are carried) · mk лента (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · la discus (object on which things are carried) · ky батынос (object on which things are carried) · hi ट्रे (object on which things are carried) · ur طَشْت (object on which things are carried) · eo pleto (object on which things are carried) · tg сини (object on which things are carried) · id baki (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · uz podnos (object on which things are carried) · sh послу̀жа̄внӣк (object on which things are carried) · sh paleta sustava (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · es charola (object on which things are carried) · pl taca (object on which things are carried) · be падно́с (object on which things are carried) · sq aplladhe (object on which things are carried) · sk podnos (object on which things are carried) · acw صِينِيَّة (object on which things are carried) · tr tepsi (object on which things are carried) · sh та̏бља (object on which things are carried) · io pleto (object on which things are carried) · uk підно́с (object on which things are carried) · ja 盆 (object on which things are carried) · pt tabuleiro (object on which things are carried) · ota تپسی (object on which things are carried) · da bakke (object on which things are carried) · ja トレイ (object on which things are carried) · he מַגָּשׁ (object on which things are carried) · vi khay (object on which things are carried) · ko 식판 (object on which things are carried) · sk tácňa (object on which things are carried) · nb brett (object on which things are carried) · bn পরাত (object on which things are carried) · kk поднос (object on which things are carried) · az sini (object on which things are carried) · ru лото́к (object on which things are carried) · ur ٹْرے (object on which things are carried) · tk podnos (object on which things are carried) · lad tifsin (object on which things are carried) · az podnos (object on which things are carried) · ru подно́с (object on which things are carried) · ga tráidire (object on which things are carried) · az təpsi (object on which things are carried) · xcl սկուտղ (object on which things are carried) · fi kehikko (object on which things are carried) · pt bandeja (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · ms baki (object on which things are carried) · sq mbajtëse (object on which things are carried) · te పళ్ళెం (object on which things are carried) · de Fach (component of a device) · nl dienblad (object on which things are carried) · prs پَدْنُوسْ (object on which things are carried) · ro tavă (object on which things are carried) · hu tálca (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · cs tác (object on which things are carried) · fi tarjottimellinen (items on a full tray) · de Schublade (component of a device) · tr sini (object on which things are carried) · ky поднос (object on which things are carried) · hi थाल (object on which things are carried) · az məcməyi (object on which things are carried) · it vassoio (object on which things are carried) · ba батмус (items on a full tray) · mk послужавник (object on which things are carried) · ko 트레이 (notification area in a computer's graphical user interface) · fi taso (object on which things are carried) · hy սկուտեղ (object on which things are carried) · uz patnis (object on which things are carried) · alt поднос (object on which things are carried) · tyz bôm (object on which things are carried)