splash | English to English Dictionary

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splash

(spl/&//S/ )

the sound like water splashing(noun.event)

Synonym:
plash

source: wordnet30
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event(noun.state)

Example:
He made a great splash and then disappeared.

Synonym:
stir

source: wordnet30
a small quantity of something moist or liquid(noun.quantity)

Example:
Just a splash of whiskey.

Synonym:
dab, splatter

source: wordnet30
a patch of bright color(noun.attribute)

Example:
Her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color.

source: wordnet30
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface(noun.act)

Synonym:
spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering

source: wordnet30
the act of scattering water about haphazardly(noun.act)

Synonym:
splashing

source: wordnet30
Water, or water and dirt, thrown upon anything, or thrown from a puddle or the like; also, a spot or daub, as of matter which wets or disfigures.(noun)

source: webster1913

cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force(verb.contact)

Example:
She splashed the water around her.

Synonym:
splosh, sprinkle

source: wordnet30
walk through mud or mire(verb.motion)

Synonym:
slop, slosh, splosh, squelch, squish

source: wordnet30
dash a liquid upon or against(verb.contact)

Example:
The mother splashed the baby's face with water.

Synonym:
plash, spatter, splatter, splosh, swash

source: wordnet30
mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered(verb.contact)

Example:
The mountain was splashed with snow.

source: wordnet30
make a splashing sound(verb.perception)

Example:
Water was splashing on the floor.

Synonym:
slosh, slush, splosh

source: wordnet30
soil or stain with a splashed liquid(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
strike and dash about in a liquid(verb.contact)

Example:
The boys splashed around in the pool.

source: wordnet30
To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.(verb)

source: webster1913
To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter.(verb)

source: webster1913