Word a Day
dash
What does dash mean?
dash (verb): run or move very quickly or hastily.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use dash in a sentence?
- She dashed into the yard. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce dash?
/dæʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dash come from?
From Middle English daschen, dassen, from Danish daske (“to slap, strike”), related to Swedish daska (“to smack, slap, spank”), of obscure origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of dash?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “dash”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “dash” mean?
to collect normally separate things
Not quite: that's what gather means.
run or move very quickly or hastily
Right! That's what “dash” means.
make a logical or causal connection
Not quite: that's what relate means.
refer for judgment or consideration
Not quite: that's what submit means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “dash”?
give
Not quite: give means something else.
dart
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show
Not quite: show means something else.
feel
Not quite: feel means something else.
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