| splash | | |
| n. (event) | 1. plash, splash | the sound like water splashing. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| ~ splat | a single splash.; "he heard a splat as it hit the floor" |
| n. (state) | 2. splash, stir | a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event.; "he made a great splash and then disappeared" |
| ~ commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter | a disorderly outburst or tumult.; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" |
| n. (quantity) | 3. dab, splash, splatter | a small quantity of something moist or liquid.; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. splash | a patch of bright color.; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color" |
| ~ dapple, maculation, patch, speckle, fleck, spot | a small contrasting part of something.; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" |
| n. (act) | 5. spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering | the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface. |
| ~ painting | the act of applying paint to a surface.; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" |
| n. (act) | 6. splash, splashing | the act of scattering water about haphazardly. |
| ~ wetting | the act of making something wet. |
| v. (contact) | 7. splash, splosh, sprinkle | cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force.; "She splashed the water around her" |
| ~ salt | sprinkle as if with salt.; "the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps" |
| ~ drizzle, moisten | moisten with fine drops.; "drizzle the meat with melted butter" |
| ~ disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust | distribute loosely.; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" |
| v. (motion) | 8. slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squelch, squish | walk through mud or mire.; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" |
| ~ footslog, plod, trudge, pad, slog, tramp | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud.; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" |
| v. (contact) | 9. plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swash | dash a liquid upon or against.; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" |
| ~ puddle | make a puddle by splashing water. |
| ~ slosh around, slush around, slush, slosh | spill or splash copiously or clumsily.; "slosh paint all over the walls" |
| ~ disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust | distribute loosely.; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" |
| v. (contact) | 10. splash | mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered.; "The mountain was splashed with snow" |
| ~ overlay, cover | put something on top of something else.; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy" |
| v. (perception) | 11. slosh, slush, splash, splosh | make a splashing sound.; "water was splashing on the floor" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (contact) | 12. splash | soil or stain with a splashed liquid. |
| ~ begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil | make soiled, filthy, or dirty.; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" |
| v. (contact) | 13. splash | strike and dash about in a liquid.; "The boys splashed around in the pool" |
| ~ swatter | splash and flutter about in or as if in water.; "She swattered about in the pool" |
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