| noun | distinctive and stylish elegance “he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer” |
| noun | a quick run |
| noun | a footrace run at top speed “he is preparing for the 100-yard dash” |
| noun | 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 |
| noun | the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code |
| noun | the act of moving with great haste “he made a dash for the door” |
| verb | run or move very quickly or hastily “She dashed into the yard” |
| verb | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over “Smash a plate” |
| verb | hurl or thrust violently “He dashed the plate against the wall” |
| verb | destroy or break “dashed ambitions and hopes” |
| verb | cause to lose courage “dashed by the refusal” |
| verb | add an enlivening or altering element to “blue paint dashed with white” |
| stylistic | adjective | of or relating to style (especially in the use of language) |
| dash | verb | run or move very quickly or hastily |
| sprint | verb | run very fast, usually for a short distance |
| hyphenate | verb | divide or connect with a hyphen |
| hyphen | verb | divide or connect with a hyphen |
| bolt | verb | move or jump suddenly |
| dart | noun | a sudden quick movement |
| dash | noun | the act of moving with great haste |
| scooter | noun | a motorboat resembling a motor scooter |
| smash | noun | a vigorous blow |
| smasher | noun | a person who smashes something |
| smashing | noun | the act of breaking something into small pieces |
| pall | noun | a sudden numbing dread |
| scare | noun | sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events |