S: (n) re, ray (the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization)
S: (n) ray (any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish)
S: (n) ray (cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins)
Verb
S: (v) ray (emit as rays) "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
S: (v) radiate, ray (extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center) "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions"
S: (v) process, treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition) "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals"; "treat an oil spill"
S: (v) propagate (cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering)