VERB | motion | dash, dart, scoot, scud, flash, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily |
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change | dash, smash | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over | |
contact | dash, crash | hurl or thrust violently | |
social | dash | destroy or break | |
emotion | dash, daunt, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare | cause to lose courage | |
change | dash | add an enlivening or altering element to | |
NOUN | attribute | dash, elan, flair, panache, style | distinctive and stylish elegance |
act | dash, sprint | a quick run | |
event | dash | a footrace run at top speed | |
communication | dash, hyphen | a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text | |
communication | dash, dah | the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code | |
act | dash, bolt | the act of moving with great haste |
Sounds | dae'sh | |
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Rhymes | abash ... whiplash: 38 rhymes with aesh... |
Meaning | distinctive and stylish elegance. | |
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Example | "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" | |
Synonyms | elan, flair, panache, style | |
Broader | elegance | A refined quality of gracefulness and good taste |
Spanish | brío, elegancia, encanto, estilo | |
Catalan | airositat, estil |
Meaning | A quick run. | |
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Synonym | sprint | |
Narrower | break | A sudden dash |
Broader | run, running | The act of running |
Spanish | esprint, sprint | |
Catalan | esprint | |
Verbs | dash | run or move very quickly or hastily |
Meaning | A footrace run at top speed. | |
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Example | "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash" | |
Broader | track event | A footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) |
Meaning | A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text. | |
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Synonym | hyphen | |
Broader | punctuation, punctuation mark | The marks used to clarify meaning / meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |
Spanish | guion, guión, guión ortográfico, raya | |
Catalan | guió, guionet |
Meaning | The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code. | |
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Synonym | dah | |
Part of | Morse, Morse code, international Morse code | A telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) |
Broader | telegraphic signal, radiotelegraphic signal | A signal transmitted by telegraphy |
Spanish | raya | |
Catalan | ratlla |
Meaning | The act of moving with great haste. | |
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Example | "he made a dash for the door" | |
Synonym | bolt | |
Broader | haste, hurry, rush, rushing | The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner |
Spanish | fuga precipitada, salida repentina | |
Verbs | dash | run or move very quickly or hastily |
Meaning | Run or move very quickly or hastily. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "She dashed into the yard" | |
Synonyms | dart, scoot, scud, flash, shoot | |
Narrower | plunge | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity |
Broader | rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it | Move fast |
Similar to | tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck | Move quickly and violently |
Spanish | disparar, echarse | |
Catalan | apressar-se, disparar, llançar-se, precipitar-se | |
Nouns | dash | a quick run |
dash | the act of moving with great haste |
Meaning | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | smash | |
Narrower | blast, knock down | Shatter as if by explosion |
Broader | break | Destroy the integrity of |
Similar to | smash | break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow |
Spanish | lanzarse, quebrar, romper | |
Catalan | rompre, trencar |
Meaning | hurl or thrust violently. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Examples |
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Synonym | crash | |
Broader | hurl, hurtle, cast | Throw forcefully |
Spanish | arrojar, chocar, colisionar, estrellar, tirar violentamente |
Meaning | Destroy or break. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "dashed ambitions and hopes" | |
Broader | thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
Meaning | Cause to lose courage. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "dashed by the refusal" | |
Synonyms | daunt, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare | |
Broader | intimidate | To compel or deter by or as if by threats / threats |
Spanish | acobardar, asustar, espantar, intimidar | |
Catalan | acoquinar, acovardir, desanimar, descoratjar, esglaiar, espantar |
Meaning | add an enlivening or altering element to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "blue paint dashed with white" | |
Broader | mix, mix in | add as an additional element or part |
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