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dash
  1. (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
    1. (colloquial) Also used to refer to a hyphen or minus sign.
  2. (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
  3. A short run.
  4. A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
  5. Vigor.
  6. A dashboard.
  7. (Nigeria and Liberia) A bribe or gratuity; a gift
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “During the long hurried dash through the northern wilderness, they abandoned much of the booty.”
      “Bhatia played the Vizzutti Cascades from memory, performing it with dash and fire at a brisk tempo.”
      “The event provided a dash of color to the lives of all present during the otherwise drab winter.”
dashboard
  1. An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.
  2. A panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft, containing indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes controls.
  3. (computing) A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard.
  4. (nautical) The float of a paddle wheel.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The speed and temperature of the airflow can be adjusted via the controls on the dashboard.”
dasher
  1. That which dashes or agitates.
  2. (US) A dashboard or splashboard.
  3. (archaic) One who makes an ostentatious parade.
  4. Examples:
    1. “He's got a bit of height about him and he's dasher who kicked a brilliant running goal in last quarter.”
      “We had to take out 17 rows of artificial tuff from the Soccer field, a full set of dasher boards, and six tons of plate glass.”
      “But I was a dasher through and through, and anything beyond a quarter mile nearly killed me.”
dashcam
  1. an auto DVR (digital video recorder), a video camera (cam) mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle, recording traffic ahead (e.g. for insurance claims)
  2. Examples:
    1. “The dashcam clip filmed this Sunday shows a car overtaking a truck that has stopped on the inside lane.”
      “The dashcam on the officer's car captured him expressing incredulity that someone was complaining about children simply playing outside.”
      “The dashcam video captured the man on tape, running away from the camera.”
dashtop
  1. The top surface of a vehicle's dashboard.
dashingness
  1. The state or quality of being dashing.
dashing
dashboards
  1. plural of dashboard
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Executives can be alerted to the risks the business is facing by the use of dashboards.”
      “The dashboards are presented using text and visual cues for easy glanceability, and configuration menus are also easy to navigate.”
      “The more specialized dashboards should make it even easier for your business to soar safely.”
dashcams
  1. plural of dashcam
dashings
dashtops
  1. plural of dashtop
dashers
  1. plural of dasher
  2. Examples:
    1. “Chris Gayle and Wavell Hinds are both unreliable dashers, and West Indies can afford only one such player at the top.”
      “Mix is then pumped into the computerized ice cream freezers, where it is whipped, injected with air, scraped with dashers and frozen.”
      “At that point, mix is pumped into ice cream freezers, where it is scraped with dashers and frozen to 26 degrees.”
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