Definition of dash

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Dash (n.) A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple..

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Wash :: Wash (v. i.) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc..
Balderdash :: Balderdash (n.) Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash.
Dash :: Dash (n.) A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a great dash..
Haberdash :: Haberdash (v. i.) To deal in small wares.
Dash :: Dash (n.) Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.
Dash :: Dash (n.) A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis..
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.
Swell :: Swell (n.) A showy, dashing person; a dandy..
Parenthesis :: Parenthesis (n.) A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually inclosed within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or dashes..
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste; -- with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon..
Dash :: Dash (n.) Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.
Swash :: Swash (v. i.) To dash or flow noisily, as water; to splash; as, water swashing on a shallow place..
Dasher :: Dasher (n.) A dashboard or splashboard.
Dashing :: Dashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Das.
Jowl :: "Jowl (v. t.) To throw, dash, or knock..
Interdashed :: Interdashed (imp. & p. p.) of Interdas.
Dash :: Dash (n.) The sign of staccato, a small mark [/] denoting that the note over which it is placed is to be performed in a short, distinct manner..
Splasher :: Splashboard (n.) A guard in the front part of vehicle, to prevent splashing by a mud or water from the horse's heels; -- in the United States commonly called dashboard..
Haberdashery :: Haberdashery (n.) The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles..
Crash :: Crash (v. t. ) To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.
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