splash

/splæʃ/
noun 5verb 5

Collocations

18
1

(noun.) sound; amount of liquid

ADJ

big, huge | small | loud | soft

VERB + SPLASH

make

He made quite a splash when he arrived at the party in his new red sports car.

hear

PREP

with a ~

The child ran through the puddle with a splash and got mud all over his clothes.

2

(noun.) area of colour/light

ADJ

bold, bright

The bright splash of paint on the white wall completely changed the look of the room.

VERB + SPLASH

add, lend

The bright red cushions lent a splash of warmth to the plain living room.

PHRASES

a splash of colour/light

3

(verb.) in/with water

ADV

happily

The children splashed happily in the pool all afternoon.

about, around

The children splashed about in the swimming pool during their lesson.

PREP

against

Water from the garden hose splashed against the side of the house.

on/onto

Water splashed onto my face when the boat suddenly stopped.

over

The children ran through the garden and splashed mud over each other during playtime.

through

The children splashed through the shallow stream during their afternoon walk.

with

The children's clothes were splashed with paint during the art class.

4

(verb.) be splashed with sth: with a colour

ADV

generously, liberally

The artist generously splashed paint across the canvas to create a vibrant abstract design.

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