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DASHES Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word dashes. (exact relations)
There are 41 hypernyms of the word dashes. (close relations)
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bolt
verbv
noun

• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

• a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

• the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

• the act of moving with great haste

• a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

• a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

• a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

adverb

• in a rigid manner

• directly

verb

• move or jump suddenly

• secure or lock with a bolt

• swallow hastily

• run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

• leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

• eat hastily without proper chewing

• make or roll into bolts

crash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a loud resonant repeating noise

• a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

• a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

• the act of colliding with something

• (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative

verb

• fall or come down violently

• move with, or as if with, a crashing noise

• undergo damage or destruction on impact

• move violently as through a barrier

• break violently or noisily; smash

• occupy, usually uninvited

• make a sudden loud sound

• enter uninvited; informal

• cause to crash

• hurl or thrust violently

• undergo a sudden and severe downturn

• stop operating

• sleep in a convenient place

dah
nounn
noun

• the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

dart
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

• a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

• a sudden quick movement

verb

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• move with sudden speed

daunt
verbv
verb

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

elan
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

• distinctive and stylish elegance

• enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness

flair
nounn
noun

• a natural talent

• distinctive and stylish elegance

• a shape that spreads outward

flash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

• a momentary brightness

• a short vivid experience

• a sudden brilliant understanding

• a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

• a gaudy outward display

• a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

• a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

• a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

• a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

adjective satellite

• tastelessly showy

verb

• gleam or glow intermittently

• appear briefly

• display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

• make known or cause to appear with great speed

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• expose or show briefly

• protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

• emit a brief burst of light

hyphen
nounn
noun

• a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text

verb

• divide or connect with a hyphen

pall
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden numbing dread

• burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

• hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

verb

• become less interesting or attractive

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

• cover with a pall

• cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing

• cause to become flat

• lose sparkle or bouquet

• lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

panache
nounn
noun

• distinctive and stylish elegance

• a feathered plume on a helmet

scare
verbv
noun

• sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

• a sudden attack of fear

verb

• cause fear in

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

scoot
verbv
verb

• run or move very quickly or hastily

scud
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)

verb

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• run before a gale

shoot
verbv
noun

• a new branch

• the act of shooting at targets

verb

• hit with a missile from a weapon

• kill by firing a missile

• fire a shot; release

• make a film or photograph of something

• send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• move quickly and violently

• throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

• record on photographic film

• emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully

• cause a sharp and sudden pain in

• force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

• variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors

• throw dice, as in a crap game

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• score

• utter fast and forcefully

• measure the altitude of by using a sextant

• produce buds, branches, or germinate

• give an injection to

smash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a vigorous blow

• a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

• a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

• the act of colliding with something

• a conspicuous success

adverb

• with a loud crash

verb

• hit with great force

• break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

• reduce to bankruptcy

• hit violently

• humiliate or depress completely

• damage or destroy as if by violence

• hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

• collide or strike violently and suddenly

• overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)

• break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow

sprint
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a quick run

verb

• run very fast, usually for a short distance

style
verb, nounv, n
noun

• how something is done or how it happens

• a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period

• a particular kind (as to appearance)

• the popular taste at a given time

• (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma

• editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display

• distinctive and stylish elegance

• a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving

• a slender bristlelike or tubular process

verb

• designate by an identifying term

• make consistent with a certain fashion or style

• make consistent with certain rules of style

frighten away
verbv
verb

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

frighten off
verbv
verb

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

Best Hypernyms For DASHES

Alternatives for BOLT

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