splash
/splˈæʃ/
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Definitions
Noun
the sound like water splashing
Noun
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
Noun
a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"
Noun
a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"
Noun
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Noun
the act of scattering water about haphazardly
Verb
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her"
Verb
walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
Verb
dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby''s face with water"
Verb
mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was splashed with snow"
Verb
make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"
Verb
soil or stain with a splashed liquid
Verb
strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around in the pool"
Synonyms
dab
plash
slop
slosh
slush
spatter
spattering
splashing
splatter
splattering
splosh
sprinkle
squelch
squish
stir
swash
More General Terms
begrime
bemire
colly
commotion
cover
dapple
dirty
disperse
disruption
disturbance
dot
dust
fleck
flutter
footslog
go
grime
hoo-ha
hoo-hah
hurly burly
kerfuffle
maculation
noise
overlay
pad
painting
patch
plod
scatter
slog
small indefinite amount
small indefinite quantity
soil
sound
speckle
spot
sprinkle
to-do
tramp
trudge
wetting