Tray
A tray is a shallow platform designed for the carrying of items. It can be fashioned from numerous materials, including silver, brass, sheet iron, paperboard, wood, melamine, and molded pulp. Trays range in cost from inexpensive molded pulp trays which are disposable, to inexpensive melamine trays used in cafeterias, to mid-priced wooden trays used in a home, to expensive silver trays used in luxury hotels. Some examples have raised galleries, handles, and short feet for support.
Trays are flat, but with raised edges to stop things from sliding off them. They are made in a range of shapes but are commonly found in oval or rectangular forms, sometimes with cutout or attached handles with which to carry them.
Trey (noun)
A playing card or die with the rank of three.
Trey (noun)
A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes.
Trey (noun)
A three-pointer.
Trey (noun)
The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III.
Trey (noun)
The third branch of a deer’s antler.
Tray (noun)
A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
“I carefully arranged the dishes on the tray and brought it upstairs.”
Tray (noun)
A flat carrier for items being transported.
“Make sure that tray of eggs is properly loaded.”
Tray (noun)
The items on a full tray.
“Before long they had consumed a whole tray of shrimp cocktails and sent for another.”
Tray (noun)
A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device’s operations.
“The CD tray will not open.”
“The loader is responsible for placing the work on the trays for the plating machines.”
Tray (noun)
A notification area used for icons and alerts.
Tray (noun)
Trouble; annoyance; anger.
Tray (verb)
To place (items) on a tray.
“Be sure to tray eggs with the large end up.”
Tray (verb)
To slide down a snow-covered hill on a tray from a cafeteria.
“Traying has provided collegiate fun and the occasional fatality for decades.”
Tray (verb)
To grieve; annoy.
Tray (verb)
To betray.
Trey (noun)
a playing card or dice with three spots.
Trey (noun)
(in basketball) a shot scoring three points.
Tray (noun)
a flat, shallow container with a raised rim, typically used for carrying food and drink, or for holding small items or loose material
“seed trays”
“a baking tray”
“they ate supper off a tray in front of the fire”