Synonyms: smash, smasher, strike, bang, hit
Definition: a conspicuous success
Usage: that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career; that new Broadway show is a real smasher; the party went with a bang
Similar words: success
Definition: an attainment that is successful
Usage: his success in the marathon was unexpected; his new play was a great success
Definition: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
Similar words: hair style, hairdo, hairstyle, coif, coiffure
Definition: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
Synonyms: bam, bang, blast, clap, eruption
Definition: a sudden very loud noise
Similar words: noise
Definition: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Usage: 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
Synonyms: bang, bash, belt, smash, knock
Definition: a vigorous blow
Usage: the sudden knock floored him; he took a bash right in his face; he got a bang on the head
Definition: an impact (as from a collision)
Usage: the bump threw him off the bicycle
Synonyms: flush, kick, boot, charge, bang, thrill, rush
Definition: the swift release of a store of affective force
Usage: they got a great bang out of it; what a boot!; he got a quick rush from injecting heroin; he does it for kicks
Similar words: excitement, exhilaration
Definition: the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
Usage: he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed
Definition: leap, jerk, bang
Usage: Bullets spanged into the trees
Similar words: hit, impinge on, collide with, strike, run into
Definition: hit against; come into sudden contact with
Usage: The car hit a tree; He struck the table with his elbow
Definition: strike violently
Usage: slam the ball
Similar words: hit
Definition: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Usage: He hit her hard in the face
Definition: close violently
Usage: He slammed the door shut
Definition: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
Usage: Close the door; shut the window
Synonyms: make love, make out, jazz, lie with, know, love, fuck, sleep together, sleep with, roll in the hay, screw, bonk, bang, be intimate, bed, eff, do it, hump, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, get it on, get laid
Definition: have sexual intercourse with
Usage: This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm; Adam knew Eve; Were you ever intimate with this man?
Similar words: copulate, couple, pair, mate
Definition: engage in sexual intercourse
Usage: Birds mate in the Spring
Synonyms: bang
Definition: move noisily
Usage: The window banged shut; The old man banged around the house
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: bang
Definition: to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
Usage: One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed
Definition: make a certain noise or sound
Usage: She went `Mmmmm'; The gun went `bang'