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splash

noun

1 splash

The sound like water splashing.

synonym: plash.

Roget 348: running water.    jet, spirt, spurt, squirt, spout, spray, splash, rush, gush, jet d'eau [Fr.]; sluice.    water spout, water fall; ... show more

Roget 882: ostentation, display, show, flourish, parade, etalage [Fr.], pomp, array, state, solemnity; dash, splash, splurge, glitter, ... show more

Polish: chlust, plusk

2 splash

A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event:
— He made a great splash and then disappeared.

synonym: stir.

3 splash

A small quantity of something moist or liquid:
— Just a splash of whiskey.

synonyms: dab, splatter.

Dutch: lik, spat, spet, spetter

4 splash

A patch of bright color.

5 splash

The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface.

synonyms: spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering.

6 splash

The act of scattering water about haphazardly.

synonym: splashing.

Dutch: voorpaginanieuws

verb

1 splash

Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force:
— She splashed the water around her.

synonyms: splosh, sprinkle.

Roget 337: be watery etc. adj.; reek.    add water, water, wet; moisten etc. 339; dilute, dip, immerse; merge; ... show more

Dutch: sprenkelen

2 splash

Walk through mud or mire.

synonyms: slop, slosh, splosh, squelch, squish.

3 splash

Dash a liquid upon or against:
— The mother splashed the baby's face with water.

synonyms: plash, spatter, splatter, splosh, swash.

Roget 348: flow, run; meander; gush, pour, spout, roll, jet, well, issue; drop, drip, dribble, plash, ... show more

Roget 653: be unclean, become unclean etc. adj.; rot, putrefy, ferment, fester, rankle, reek; stink etc. 401; mold, ... show more

4 splash

Mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered.

5 splash

Make a splashing sound:
— Water was splashing on the floor.

synonyms: slosh, slush, splosh.

Dutch: klotsen

6 splash

Soil or stain with a splashed liquid.

7 splash

Strike and dash about in a liquid.


Moby thesaurus: ado, asperge, babble, bedabble, bedew, bespatter, bespeckle, bespot, besprinkle, birthmark, blaze, blazon, blemish, bloodstain, blot, blotch, blur, brand, bravura, brilliancy ... show more.

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