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Splash

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
splæʃ

Definitions

  1. The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
  2. A small amount of liquid.
  3. A small amount (of color).
  4. A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
  5. An impact or impression.
  6. A splash screen.
  7. A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
  8. A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.
  9. A large, prominent headline or article.
  10. A splash page.
  11. The shooting down of an aircraft over water.
  12. The bleeding caused by a knife wound.
    Multicultural-London-English, slang
  13. A knife.
    Multicultural-London-English, slang

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Examples

“I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.”
“I felt a splash of rain⟳, so I put⟳ up my hood.”
“I felt a splash of water on my leg as the car drove into the nearby puddle.”
“Add⟳ the tomato purée and cook⟳ for a further 4-5 minutes. Add⟳ a splash of whisky to the pan, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to deglaze.”
“The painter put⟳ a splash of blue on the wall to make⟳ it more colorful”
“There was a visible splash on his pants after he went to the bathroom.”
“The new movie made quite a splash upon its release⟳.”
“When the splash appears with Please⟳ wait⟳, wait⟳ for Windows to start⟳ configuration.”
“So for a local newspaper, a splash on a fatal crash⟳ is just the first of a series of reports.”
“After the brouhaha and the newspaper headline splashes, each of these contentious items would simply die⟳ its own⟳ quiet death to be replaced by a newer scandal: […]”
“Hits were observed, but again the poor functioning of VT ammunition hindered in effecting a splash.”
“Jojo caught up and gave him a splash Slap that wap, get⟳ rid⟳ of them plats”
“You grip your splash for fashion—me and you, we ain’t got the same intentions.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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