| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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