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Kala was the youngest mate of a male called Tublat, meaning broken nose, and the child she had seen dashed to death was her first; for she was but nine or ten years old.

dash

A dashboard

The dash clock said 2:38 when I turned off a dirt road .

Tom has a dashboard camera in his car. - Tom has a dashcam in his car.

dash

To run quickly or for a short distance

He dashed across the field.

dash

To draw quickly; jot

Scarborough, Mrs. Flanders wrote on the envelope, and dashed a bold line beneath; it was her native town; the hub of the universe.

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To dishearten; to sadden

Her thoughts were dashed to melancholy.

dash

Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar)

sometimes dash is also used colloquially to refer to a hyphen or minus sign.

em dashes

plural form of em dash

figure dashes

plural form of figure dash

pebble dashes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pebble dash

pebble dashes

plural form of pebble dash

swung dashes

plural form of swung dash

trolley dashes

plural form of trolley dash

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A dash of something is a small quantity of it which you add when you are preparing food or mixing a drink. Add a dash of balsamic vinegar

dash

{v} to strike against, rush, blot out, mix

dash

{n} a stroke, blow, mixture, this mark --

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a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"

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A very small amount, less than 1/8 teaspoon

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destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes

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To rush with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks

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A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment

dash

{f} move with sudden speed, bolt; shatter; hurl, cast

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If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly. Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar Dash is also a noun. a 160-mile dash to hospital

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The sign of staccato, a small mark [&?;] denoting that the note over which it is placed is to be performed in a short, distinct manner

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DASH stands for Digital Audio Stationary Head and pertains to a format of digital recorders Back in the days when digital recording was in its infancy it was not yet clear whether most recorders would use rotating heads (like DAT machines) or stationary heads Early on DAT was called R-DAT for just this reason There was also S-DAT, but it was far less used in favor of the DASH acronym that was already in use (and because stationary head DAT machines never got off the ground) Most of the real high-end digital audio multitrack machines (those made by the likes of Sony and Mitsubishi) are DASH machines These big machines use a reel of special digital tape that runs past a stationary head at (relatively) high speeds They look almost like analog reel to reel machines to the uninitiated, but generally cost three or four times as much money

A dash written in the place of a mark where scoring after two balls - indicates that no MARK was made in that box (Dashes are used by scorekeepers in bowling competitions)

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destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"

dash

A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash

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a quick run the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

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A small measure of an ingredient, generally considered to be about 1/16 teaspoon, though it isn't measured The cook instead adds a single splash of liquid or a pinch of dry ingredient

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Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis

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A horizontal line used as a type character Dashes are characterized by weight, design, width of image and allotted space, and vertical position (e g , the em and en dashes)

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break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"

dash

one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain

dash

Less than 1/8 teaspoon

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To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste; with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon

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To leave or depart

dash

a quick run the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash" add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white" destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes

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Links two different parts of a sentence Example: Cherry believed -- and hoped-- Bill would laugh

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Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash

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A rapid movement, esp

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the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

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To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; often used with against

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If you say that you have to dash, you mean that you are in a hurry and have to leave immediately. Oh, Tim! I'm sorry but I have to dash = rush

dash

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

dash

To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress

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To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture

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In a menu, a dash indicates that an attribute applies to only part of the selection For example, if a highlighted selection contains text with different styles applied to it, a dash appears next to each style name in the menu

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The dash of a car is its dashboard

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hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"

dash

The smallest bar measurement, or a splash

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run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

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A measuring term referring to a very small amount of seasoning added to food with a quick, downward stroke of the hand In general, a dash can be considered to be somewhere between 1/16 and a scant 1/8 teaspoon

dash

A measure of dry or liquid ingredient that equals 1/16 teaspoon

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add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"

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A dash of a quality is a small amount of it that is found in something and often makes it more interesting or distinctive. a story with a dash of mystery thrown in

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If an event or person dashes someone's hopes or expectations, it destroys them by making it impossible that the thing that is hoped for or expected will ever happen. The announcement dashed hopes of an early end to the crisis They had their championship hopes dashed by a 3-1 defeat

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A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple

dash

a short horizontal rule used for punctuation

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One of the two symbols of Morse code

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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

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Do not use a double dash (--) Use the em dash (-) instead, with no space before or after the em dash

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the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"

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{i} bit, drop, pinch; punctuation mark indicating a break in a sentence; rush, onset; race, sprint; spirit, vigor

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cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

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If you make a dash for a place, you run there very quickly, for example to escape from someone or something. I made a dash for the front door but he got there before me. To damn

dash

A small amount less than 1/8 of a teaspoon (Use 1/2 of a 1/8 teaspoon measure)

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To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin

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If you dash something against a wall or other surface, you throw or push it violently, often so hard that it breaks. She seized the doll and dashed it against the stone wall with tremendous force

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distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

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A very small quantity measuring three drops to 1/4 teaspoon

dash

A measuring term referring to a very small amount of seasoning added to food In general, a dash can be considered to be somewhere between 1/16 and a scant 1/8 teaspoon

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