dashes
Runs very fast
Dashes are punctuation marks longer than hyphens, used to set off parenthetical information, indicate interruption, or create emphasis.
The em dash—like this—is the most common in American English, while the en dash (slightly shorter) typically connects ranges of numbers or dates.
As a verb form, dashes means moves quickly: She dashes out the door every morning.
To dash hopes or expectations is to destroy them suddenly.
If you dash off a note, you write it hastily.
Mark joining compound words
- minus signSubtraction operator mark
- ellipsisMark indicating omitted words
- colonLarge intestine section
- semicolonPunctuation joining related clauses
parenthesis · bracket · quotation mark · apostrophe · slash · virgule · typesetting · typographer
Move with urgency
Short-distance racing specialist
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- rushQuick sudden movement
race · speed · acceleration · starting blocks · finish line · photo finish · heat · qualifying
Small circular marks
- telegraphyElectrical long-distance messaging
- Morse codeDot-dash signaling system
- transmissionSending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
tap · pulse · cipher · encoding · decoding · operator · message · wireless
Stylish natural aptitude
- panacheFlamboyant confidence of manner
- élanEnthusiastic, stylish vigor
- verveSpirited enthusiasm
- brioVigorous liveliness
swagger · flourish · pizzazz · elegance · sophistication · glamour · flamboyance · boldness
hyphen
Mark joining compound words
- minus signSubtraction operator mark
- ellipsisMark indicating omitted words
- colonLarge intestine section
semicolon · parenthesis · bracket · quotation mark · apostrophe · slash · virgule · typesetting · typographer · style guide
hurry
Move with urgency
scramble · sprint · hustle · tear · charge · race · zip · zoom · whiz · streak
sprinter
Short-distance racing specialist
rush · race · speed · acceleration · starting blocks · finish line · photo finish · heat · qualifying · split time
dots
Small circular marks
- telegraphyElectrical long-distance messaging
- Morse codeDot-dash signaling system
- transmissionSending of information
signal · tap · pulse · cipher · encoding · decoding · operator · message · wireless · radiotelegraph
flair
Stylish natural aptitude
brio · swagger · flourish · pizzazz · elegance · sophistication · glamour · flamboyance · boldness · spirit
crash
Sudden violent impact
collision · wreck · fender-bender · shatter · crunch · bang · hit · strike · bump · jolt
sprinkle
Light scattering of particles
- sprinklingSmall scattered amount
- hintIndirect suggestion
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
bit · soupçon · pinch · drop · spot · smidgen · tinge · trace · suggestion · whisper
- dotted linescut line, fold line, tear line, perforations, connect the dots
- runningrun, runner, running shoes, running shorts, running gear
- track and fieldtrack and field, sprinters, sprinter, sprinting, sprint
- track meetstrack meets, track events, field events, hurdles, relays
- writing rulespunctuation, capitalization, spelling, apostrophes, commas
- written symbolsletters, alphabets, punctuation, commas, periods
- mad dashFrenzied hurried rush
- dine and dashEating without paying
- dash offWrite or leave quickly
- 100 meter dashBrief straight-line footrace
- dashed lineDiscontinuous linear marking
- dash camCar-mounted video device
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