Definition: the act of scattering water about haphazardly
Similar words: wetting
Definition: the act of making something wet
Synonyms: splash, splashing, splattering, spatter, spattering
Definition: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Similar words: painting
Definition: the act of applying paint to a surface
Usage: you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush
Synonyms: splash
Definition: a patch of bright color
Usage: her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color
Similar words: spot, speckle, dapple, fleck, maculation, patch
Definition: a small contrasting part of something
Usage: a bald spot; a leopard's spots; a patch of clouds; patches of thin ice; a fleck of red
Definition: the sound like water splashing
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: dab, splash, splatter
Definition: a small quantity of something moist or liquid
Usage: a dab of paint; a splatter of mud; just a splash of whiskey
Similar words: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
Definition: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Definition: a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
Usage: he made a great splash and then disappeared
Similar words: disruption, disturbance, to-do, commotion, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle
Definition: a disorderly outburst or tumult
Usage: they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
Synonyms: splash
Definition: mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
Usage: The mountain was splashed with snow
Definition: put something on top of something else
Usage: cover the meat with a lot of gravy
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: splash, splosh, sprinkle
Definition: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
Usage: She splashed the water around her
Similar words: dot, dust, disperse, sprinkle, scatter
Definition: distribute loosely
Usage: He scattered gun powder under the wagon
Synonyms: splash
Definition: soil or stain with a splashed liquid
Similar words: soil, grime, begrime, bemire, colly, dirty
Definition: make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Usage: don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
Synonyms: slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squelch, squish
Definition: walk through mud or mire
Usage: We had to splosh across the wet meadow
Similar words: tramp, trudge, plod, pad, slog, footslog
Definition: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
Usage: Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
Synonyms: splash, splosh, slosh, slush
Definition: make a splashing sound
Usage: water was splashing on the floor
Definition: make a certain noise or sound
Usage: She went `Mmmmm'; The gun went `bang'