spatter dash
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spatter dash — noun Etymology: spatter (I) + dash 1. : a finish produced on stucco by dashing a very thin mixture of cement and coarse sand against a surface of fresh mortar called also roughcast 2. usually spatter dash “ … Useful english dictionary
spatter-dash — noun see spatter dash 2 … Useful english dictionary
dash — dash1 [dash] vt. [ME dashen, to strike, rush < Scand, as in Swed daska, Dan daske, slap; prob. of echoic orig.] 1. to throw so as to break; smash 2. to strike with violence 3. to throw, knock, or thrust: with away, down, against, etc. 4. to… … English World dictionary
spatter — [v] splash, sprinkle bespatter, bestrew, broadcast, dash, daub, dirty, discharge, disperse, dot, douse, dribble, mottle, polka dot, scatter, shower, slop, smudge, soil, spangle, speck, speckle, splutter, spot, spray, sputter, stipple, strew,… … New thesaurus
dash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shatter, smash; frustrate, dishearten; hurl, cast; dart. See destruction, dejection, haste, propulsion. n. élan, spirit; spurt, soupçon, trace. See activity, velocity, littleness, energy, ostentation … English dictionary for students
spatter — /ˈspætə / (say spatuh) verb (t) 1. to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: to spatter mud. 2. to splash with something in small particles: to spatter the ground with water. 3. to sprinkle or spot with something that soils or stains. –verb …
spatter — spatteringly, adv. /spat euhr/, v.t. 1. to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself. 2. to splash with something in small particles: to spatter the ground with water. 3. to sprinkle or… … Universalium
dash — I. verb Etymology: Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to break by striking or knocking 2. to knock, hurl, or thrust violently 3. splash, spatter 4. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
dash — Synonyms and related words: Le Mans, abruptly, aggressiveness, air race, animation, ardor, asperge, automobile race, baffle, bafflement, balk, band, bang, bar, bash, bat, be poised, beat, beat down, beating, bedew, belt, bespatter, besprinkle,… … Moby Thesaurus
spatter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. splash, sprinkle; besprinkle, bedraggle, bespatter; sully, soil. See uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. splash, spot, wet, soil, swash, sprinkle, scatter, stain, bespatter, splatter, dash, dot,… … English dictionary for students
