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tray

 (trā)
n.
1. A shallow flat receptacle with a raised edge or rim, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles.
2. A shallow flat receptacle with its contents: took the patient a dinner tray.

[Middle English, from Old English trēg; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
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tray

(treɪ)
n
1. (Furniture) a thin flat board or plate of metal, plastic, etc, usually with a raised edge, on which things can be carried
2. (Furniture) a shallow receptacle for papers, etc, sometimes forming a drawer in a cabinet or box
[Old English trieg; related to Old Swedish trö corn measure, Old Norse treyja carrier, Greek driti tub, German Trog trough]
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tray

(treɪ)

n.
1. a flat, shallow container or receptacle, usu. with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles.
2. a removable receptacle of this shape in a cabinet, box, trunk, etc.
3. a tray and its contents: a breakfast tray.
[before 1050; Middle English; late Old English trīg, c. early Swedish trö corn measure; akin to tree]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

tray

  • salver - A tray or dish on which a drink, letter, calling card, etc. is offered.
  • tray - The drawer for storing a body at a mortuary.
  • trencher - A platter or tray for serving food.
  • plateau - Can refer to an ornamented dish or tray for serving food.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tray - an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or foodtray - an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
alms dish, alms tray - a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation
cafeteria tray - a tray for carrying your food in a cafeteria
cheese tray, cheeseboard - tray on which cheeses are served
icetray - a tray for making cubes of ice in a refrigerator
inkstand - a tray or stand for writing implements and containers for ink
receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
salver - a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver
tea tray - a tray that accommodates a tea service
lazy Susan, turntable - a revolving tray placed on a dining table
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Translations
صِينِيَّةصينيَّه
táctácek
bakke=-bakke
tarjotinkelkka
poslužavnik
tálca
bakki
쟁반
paplāte
pladenj
bricka
ถาด
khay

tray

[treɪ]
A. N (for food, dishes) → bandeja f, charola f (Mex); (= tea tray) → bandeja f del; (= filing tray) → cesta f; [of balance] → platillo m; (= drawer) → cajón m, batea f (Phot, Tech) → cubeta f
B. CPD tray cloth Ncubrebandeja m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tray

[ˈtreɪ] n
(for carrying)plateau m
(on desk)corbeille f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tray

nTablett nt; (= tea tray)Teebrett nt, → Servierbrett nt; (of cakes, small) → Platte f; (big) → Brett nt; (for display) → Auslagekästchen nt; (= baking tray)(Back)blech nt; (for pencils etc) → (Feder)schale f; (for papers, mail) → Ablage f; (= drawer)(Schub)fach nt; (of printer)Schacht m; (of street vendor etc)Bauchladen m; (in suitcase, trunk) → Einsatz m; (Phot: = ice tray) → Schale f; (for ash) → Kasten m; (in bird cage) → Schublade f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tray

[treɪ] n (for carrying) → vassoio; (filing tray) → vassoio per la corrispondenza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tray

(trei) noun
a flat piece of wood, metal etc with a low edge, for carrying dishes etc. She brought in the tea on a tray; a tea-tray.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

tray

صِينِيَّة tác bakke Tablett δίσκος bandeja tarjotin plateau poslužavnik vassoio 쟁반 dienblad brett taca bandeja поднос bricka ถาด tepsi khay 托盘
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

tray

n bandeja, charola (Mex)
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
References in classic literature ?
Meanwhile Joseph had brought a trayful of small articles.
Benson, in some surprise, removed the cheese, and did his best to effect a quiet and speedy clearance of the rest; but, unfortunately, there was a rumple in the carpet, caused by the hasty pushing back of his master's chair, at which he tripped and stumbled, causing a rather alarming concussion with the trayful of crockery in his hands, but no positive damage, save the fall and breaking of a sauce tureen; but, to my unspeakable shame and dismay, Arthur turned furiously around upon him, and swore at him with savage coarseness.
As he stood there, gazing into the middle distance, an individual of dishevelled aspect sidled up, a vagrant of almost the maximum seediness, from whose midriff there protruded a trayful of a strange welter of collar-studs, shoe-laces, rubber rings, buttonhooks, and dying roosters.