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1. splash - noun

· the sound like water splashing

Synonym(s): plash

Hypernym(s): noise




2. splash - noun

· a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"

Synonym(s): stir

Hypernym(s): disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly_burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle




3. splash - noun

· a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"

Synonym(s): dab, splatter

Hypernym(s): small_indefinite_quantity, small_indefinite_amount




4. splash - noun

· a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"

Hypernym(s): spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation




5. splash - noun

· the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

Synonym(s): spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering

Hypernym(s): painting




6. splash - noun

· the act of scattering water about haphazardly

Synonym(s): splashing

Hypernym(s): wetting




7. splash - verb

· cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her"

Synonym(s): sprinkle, splosh

Hypernym(s): scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse




8. splash - verb

· walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"

Synonym(s): squelch, squish, splosh, slosh, slop

Hypernym(s): slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp




9. splash - verb

· dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"

Synonym(s): spatter, splatter, plash, splosh, swash

Hypernym(s): scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse




10. splash - verb

· mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was splashed with snow"

Hypernym(s): overlay, cover




11. splash - verb

· make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"

Synonym(s): splosh, slosh, slush

Hypernym(s): sound, go




12. splash - verb

· soil or stain with a splashed liquid

Hypernym(s): dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire




13. splash - verb

· strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around in the pool"





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