splash
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /splæʃ/
rhymes: -æʃ
Forms: form: splashes
Etymology: Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-).
Senses: examples: text: I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
glosses: The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
examples: text: I felt a splash of rain, so I put up my hood.
text: I felt a splash of water on my leg as the car drove into the nearby puddle.
text: Add the tomato purée and cook for a further 4-5 minutes. Add a splash of whisky to the pan, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to deglaze.
ref: 2014 August 17 (last accessed), Chris Morrison, “recipe, Grilled fillet of halibut and langoustine tails with smoked haddock risotto and shellfish froth”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 07 Jul 2013:
glosses: A small amount of liquid.
examples: text: The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
glosses: A small amount (of color).
examples: text: There was a visible splash on his pants after he went to the bathroom.
glosses: A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
examples: text: The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
glosses: An impact or impression.
examples: text: When the splash appears with Please wait, wait for Windows to start configuration.
ref: 2008, Ron Carswell, Heidi Webb, Guide to Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 and Virtual Server 2005:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A splash screen.
topics: government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
wrestling
glosses: A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
glosses: A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.
examples: text: So for a local newspaper, a splash on a fatal crash is just the first of a series of reports.
ref: 2006, Bob Franklin, Local Journalism and Local Media: Making the Local News:
text: After the brouhaha and the newspaper headline splashes, each of these contentious items would simply die its own quiet death to be replaced by a newer scandal: […]
ref: 2019, Victoria Hoffarth, When Turtles Come Home, page 69:
topics: journalism
media
glosses: A large, prominent headline or article.
topics: comics
literature
media
publishing
glosses: A splash page.
examples: text: Hits were observed, but again the poor functioning of VT ammunition hindered in effecting a splash.
ref: 2010, Robin L. Rielly, Kamikaze Attacks of World War II, page 267:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The shooting down of an aircraft over water.
examples: text: Jojo caught up and gave him a splash
Slap that wap, get rid of them plats
ref: 2020 July 2, “Stop Check”, Td of TPL (lyrics), 1:52–1:56:
glosses: The bleeding caused by a knife wound.
examples: text: You grip your splash for fashion—me and you, we ain’t got the same intentions.
ref: 2021 August 13, #CO CMoney, “Don’t Ask”, 2:51–2:53:
synonyms: splasher
jooka ~ jooker
nank
shank
bassy
rambo
pokey
chete
ying
glosses: A knife.
Synonyms: sense: sound of liquid
word: plash