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Allision :: Allision (n.) The act of dashing against, or striking upon..

Buck :: Buck (n.) A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy..

Rakish :: Rakish (a.) Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.

Hyphen :: Hyphen (n.) A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words..

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..

Dashy :: Dashy (a.) Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.

Stramash :: Stram (v. t.) To dash down; to beat.

Dasher :: Dasher (n.) That which dashes or agitates; as, the dasher of a churn..

Beat :: Beat (v. i.) To come or act with violence; to dash or fall with force; to strike anything, as, rain, wind, and waves do..

Spruced :: Spruce (n.) Sprightly; dashing.

Dash :: Dash (n.) The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone..

Brain :: Brain (v. t.) To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to defeat..

Dash :: Dash (v. i.) To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks..

Haberdashery :: Haberdashery (n.) The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles..

Bond :: Bond (n.) A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic formulae by a short line or dash. See Diagram of Benzene nucleus, and Valence..

Dashpot :: Dashpot (n.) A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock..

Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck..

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..

Conflict :: Conflict (v.) A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves..

Swell :: Swell (n.) A showy, dashing person; a dandy..

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