splash meaning
UK /splæʃ/ US /splæʃ/ 1 syllable
splash (verb): cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force.
splash has 13 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.
splash as a verb
- cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
- She splashed the water around her
Type of: scatter
Related forms: splashing
- walk through mud or mire
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
Synonyms: squelch, squish, splosh, slosh, slop
Type of: slog
- dash a liquid upon or against
- The mother splashed the baby's face with water
Synonyms: spatter, splatter, plash, splosh, swash
Type of: scatter
Related forms: splashing
- mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
- The mountain was splashed with snow
Type of: overlay
- make a splashing sound
- water was splashing on the floor
Synonyms: splosh, slosh, slush
Type of: sound
- soil or stain with a splashed liquid
Type of: dirty
- strike and dash about in a liquid
- The boys splashed around in the pool
Kinds: swatter
Related forms: splashing
splash as a noun
- the sound like water splashing
Synonyms: plash
Type of: noise
Kinds: splat
Related forms: splashy
- a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
- he made a great splash and then disappeared
Synonyms: stir
Type of: disturbance
Related forms: splashy
- a small quantity of something moist or liquid
- a dab of paint
- a splatter of mud
- just a splash of whiskey
Type of: small indefinite quantity
- a patch of bright color
- her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color
Type of: spot
Related forms: splashy
- the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Synonyms: spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering
Type of: painting
- the act of scattering water about haphazardly
Synonyms: splashing
Type of: wetting
How to pronounce splash
splash is pronounced /splæʃ/ in British English and /splæʃ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with splash
Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in SH · 6-letter words
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