Synonyms: swash
Definition: the movement or sound of water
Usage: the swash of waves on the beach
Similar words: wave, moving ridge
Definition: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Synonyms: bluster, swagger, swash
Definition: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
Similar words: act, behave, do
Definition: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
Usage: You should act like an adult; Don't behave like a fool; What makes her do this way?; The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people
Synonyms: brag, blow, bluster, boast, shoot a line, vaunt, swash, tout, gas, gasconade
Definition: show off
Similar words: exaggerate, amplify, magnify, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overdraw, overstate
Definition: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Usage: tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
Synonyms: splash, splatter, splosh, spatter, swash, plash
Definition: dash a liquid upon or against
Usage: The mother splashed the baby's face with water
Similar words: dot, dust, disperse, sprinkle, scatter
Definition: distribute loosely
Usage: He scattered gun powder under the wagon
Synonyms: swash
Definition: make violent, noisy movements
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