Unscramble dash

Definition of dash

noun:

• distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer". Synonyms: elan, flair, panache, style.
• a quick run. Synonyms: sprint.
• a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash".
• a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text. Synonyms: hyphen.
• the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code. Synonyms: dah.
• the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door". Synonyms: bolt.

verb:

• run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard". Synonyms: dart, flash, scoot, scud, shoot.
• break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate". Synonyms: smash.
• hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall", "Waves were dashing against the rock". Synonyms: crash.
• destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes".
• cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal". Synonyms: daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off.
• add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white".

Related words

blast, break, plunge.

Words nearby

ash, bash, cash, dah, das, dish, gash, hash, lash, mash, nash, rash, sash, wash.

Rhymes with

abash, asch, ash, ashe, bash, brash, cache, cash, clash, crash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, nash, rash, rehash, sash.