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Splash   /splæʃ/   Listen
Splash

noun
1.
The sound like water splashing.  Synonym: plash.
2.
A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event.  Synonym: stir.
3.
A small quantity of something moist or liquid.  Synonyms: dab, splatter.  "A splatter of mud" , "Just a splash of whiskey"
4.
A patch of bright color.
5.
The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface.  Synonyms: spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering.
6.
The act of scattering water about haphazardly.  Synonym: splashing.
verb
(past & past part. splashed; pres. part. splashing)
1.
Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force.  Synonyms: splosh, sprinkle.
2.
Walk through mud or mire.  Synonyms: slop, slosh, splosh, squelch, squish.
3.
Dash a liquid upon or against.  Synonyms: plash, spatter, splatter, splosh, swash.
4.
Mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered.
5.
Make a splashing sound.  Synonyms: slosh, slush, splosh.
6.
Soil or stain with a splashed liquid.
7.
Strike and dash about in a liquid.



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"Splash" Quotes from Famous Books



... splash, heard above the downpour of the rain, followed by an exclamation of surprise, and then ...
— Boy Scouts in Mexico; or On Guard with Uncle Sam • G. Harvey Ralphson
... surface. More than one half their number had taken this course, while the rest had either fallen victims to the first fire, or taken to their heels towards the main road. Suddenly a terrible crash was heard, accompanied by a splash, and a hubbub of unearthly screams. The ice had broken, and 'Dead Man's Lake' was accomplishing a victory for the handful of American patriots who stood ...
— The Old Bell Of Independence; Or, Philadelphia In 1776 • Henry C. Watson
... himself thought that he was retiring permanently and not a few enemies were quite willing that this should be the case. The eminent Democratic editor, Henry Watterson, remarked that Cleveland in New York was like a stone thrown into a river, "There is a 'plunk,' a splash, and then silence.". He was constantly invited, nevertheless, to address public assemblies, which provided ample opportunity for him to express his thoughts to the country. Moreover, the McKinley Act of 1890 and the political reversal which followed brought renewed ...
— The United States Since The Civil War • Charles Ramsdell Lingley
... wafting back and forth a cloud of sandalwood smoke that veiled the whole scene in mysterious, scented mist. Through the open window came the splash of a fountain and the chattering of birds, and the branch of a feathery tree drooped near by. It seemed that the long white wall below ...
— King--of the Khyber Rifles • Talbot Mundy
... off the parapet of the balustrade of the little temple, and watched it fall, with a silent splash, into the river. ...
— The Daughters of Danaus • Mona Caird


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