splashed
Definition
- Adjective:
- Covered with scattered drops or small amounts of a liquid, color, or light: Describes a surface that has been hit or marked by drops or small quantities of a substance, often in a random or scattered pattern.
- Having been propelled in flying drops or masses: Describes a fluid that has been caused to move through the air in scattered droplets, often as a result of an impact or force.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- Her shoes were splashed with mud after walking in the rain.
- The artist created a vibrant canvas splashed with bold colors.
- The kitchen floor was splashed with water from the overflowing sink.
Advanced Usage
- "splashed with": This is the most common construction, used to indicate the substance that has been scattered on a surface.
- The report was splashed with headlines about the scandal. (Used metaphorically to mean covered prominently.)
- "splashed across": Often used to describe something spread conspicuously over an area, especially in media.
- The news was splashed across the front page of every newspaper.
Variants and Related Words
- Splash (verb): To cause a liquid to fly about in drops; to fall or move with a splashing sound.
- The children love to splash in the puddles.
- Splashy (adjective): Conspicuous, colorful, or elaborate; making a splash.
- They threw a splashy party to celebrate the launch.
Synonyms
- Spattered: Similar to splashed, often implying smaller, more numerous drops.
- Dabbled: Marked with small spots or patches of color or moisture.
- Besprinkled: Lightly scattered or sprinkled with drops or particles.
- Bedewed: Covered with small drops of moisture, like dew.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
- Splash out (on something) (British English): To spend money freely or extravagantly.
- They splashed out on a luxurious vacation.
- Splash down: (Of a spacecraft) to land in the sea.
- The capsule is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
Related Idioms
- Make a splash: To attract a lot of attention, to cause a sensation.
- The new product made a splash at the technology conference.
Adjective
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covered with bright patches (often used in combination)
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waves dabbled with moonlight
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a blood-spattered room
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gardens splashed with color
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kitchen walls splattered with grease
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(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
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with clothes wet by splashed water
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