Definition of dash

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of dash is as below...

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

Lern More About Dash

Berdash :: Berdash (n.) A kind of neckcloth.
Conflict :: Conflict (v.) A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves..
Squabash :: Squab (v. i.) To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke..
Wash :: Wash (n.) The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once..
Chopping :: Chopping (a.) Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea..
Smash :: Smash (v. t.) To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.
Swell :: Swell (n.) A showy, dashing person; a dandy..
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 (n.) The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone..
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..
Dashboard :: Dashboard (n.) The float of a paddle wheel.
Dash :: Dash (n.) A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple..
Plangent :: Plangent (a.) Beating; dashing, as a wave..
Dashing :: Dashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Das.
Dash :: Dash (n.) A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race..
Spruced :: Spruce (n.) Sprightly; dashing.
Slapdash :: Slapdash (adv.) In a bold, careless manner; at random..
Spray :: Spray (v. t.) Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and the like..
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..
Swash :: Swash (v. i.) To dash or flow noisily, as water; to splash; as, water swashing on a shallow place..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us