Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To propel or scatter (a fluid) about in flying masses.
- intransitive verb To scatter fluid onto (a surface) in flying masses; wet, stain, or soil with flying fluid.
- intransitive verb To cause (something) to scatter fluid in flying masses.
- intransitive verb To make (one's way) with or by the scattering of fluid.
- intransitive verb To apply patches or spots of a contrasting, usually bright, color to.
- intransitive verb To display or publicize very noticeably.
- intransitive verb To cause a fluid to scatter in flying masses.
- intransitive verb To fall into or move through fluid with this effect.
- intransitive verb To move, spill, or fly about in scattered masses.
- intransitive verb To produce a sound or sight associated with this effect.
- noun The act or sound of splashing.
- noun A flying mass of fluid.
- noun A small amount, especially of a fluid.
- noun A marking produced by or as if by scattered fluid.
- noun A great though often short-lived impression; a stir.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In lumbering, to drive (logs) by releasing a head of water confined by a splash-dam.
- To spatter or bespatter, as with water, water and mud, or any other liquid.
- To dash or throw about in splotches: as, to
splash dirty water on one. - To accomplish with splashing or plashing.
- To ornament with splashed decoration.
- To dabble or spatter about in water or other liquid; dash or spatter water about.
- To fall with or make a plashing sound.
- noun Water or other liquid thrown upon anything.
- noun A noise or effect as from water or mud thrown up or dashed about.
- noun A spot of dirt or other discoloring or disfiguring matter; a blot; a daub.
- noun A spot or plash of color strongly differing from the surrounding color, as on the hide of a horse, cow, or other animal.
- noun A complexion-powder, generally the finest rice-flour, used by women to whiten their necks and faces.
- noun A shad-wash.
- noun A bird-fanciers' name for an elongate spot of color.
- noun A dash; a show; display.
- Dashing; ostentatious; extravagant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter.
- noun 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 A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid.
- transitive verb To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.
- transitive verb To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun onomatopoeia The sound made by an object hitting a
liquid . - noun A small amount of liquid
- noun A small amount (of color)
- noun A mark or stain made from a small amount a liquid
- noun An
impact orimpression . - verb To hit or
agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass. - verb To disperse a fluid suddenly; to
splatter . - verb transitive to hit or expel liquid at
- verb To create an impact or
impression ; to print, post orpublicize prominently . - verb transitive To
spend (money)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Then, while he was still listening to the unfamiliar echo of his own voice, he heard just behind him a _splash, splash, splash_, and his left arm jerked itself spasmodically from beneath his breast, the hand simultaneously touching a substance that was hard, cold, and slimy.
Adventures in Many Lands Various
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The alarm was taken by half a dozen more, and by the time the two boys were afoot and had seized their weapons -- _splash, splash, splash_!
Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days George Manville Fenn 1870
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_Splash, splash, splash_, and then the dog's progress seemed to be checked, as the boys followed into a pool of water which filled all the tunnel to the sides.
Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea George Manville Fenn 1870
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"I also have an anti-glare screen I can attach to my LCD monitor, which I call my splash guard," admitted Jenny.
The Toque 2009
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"I also have an anti-glare screen I can attach to my LCD monitor, which I call my splash guard," admitted Jenny.
The Toque 2009
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"I also have an anti-glare screen I can attach to my LCD monitor, which I call my splash guard," admitted Jenny.
The Toque 2009
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To that, I say: Even a form "splash" is better than no "splash" at all.
Denny Dressman: The Decline of Common Courtesy Denny Dressman 2010
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To that, I say: Even a form "splash" is better than no "splash" at all.
Denny Dressman: The Decline of Common Courtesy Denny Dressman 2010
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To that, I say: Even a form "splash" is better than no "splash" at all.
Denny Dressman: The Decline of Common Courtesy Denny Dressman 2010
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To that, I say: Even a form "splash" is better than no "splash" at all.
Denny Dressman: The Decline of Common Courtesy Denny Dressman 2010
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The interior splash page, a standard feature of many mainstream commercial comics, repeats information and partexts found on the cover, such as the publisher, the name of the creators, and the story title.
Comic Book Paratexts, Comic Book Paratexts John A. Walsh; biblicon.org 2025
vendingmachine commented on the word splash
A type of overo, splash paints have white heads, blue eyes, and white markings on their legs and underbellies. Their backs are usually solid in color.
November 14, 2022