Splash vs Perfume - What's the difference?
splash | perfume |
(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
A small amount of liquid.
A small amount (of color).
A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
An impact or impression.
splash screen
* 2008 , Ron Carswell, Heidi Webb, Guide to Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 and Virtual Server 2005
To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
* 1990 October 28, , Warner Bros.
To disperse a fluid suddenly; to splatter.
to hit or expel liquid at
To create an impact or impression; to print, post or publicize prominently.
To spend (money)
To launch a ship.
* 1999 David M. Kennedy, "Victory at Sea"'', Atlantic Monthly, March 1999:
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
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*:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume ; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
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, title= To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
As verbs the difference between splash and perfume
is that splash is to hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass while perfume is .As a noun splash
is (onomatopoeia) the sound made by an object hitting a liquid.splash
English
Noun
(es)- I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
- Add the tomato purée and cook for a further 4-5 minutes. Add a splash of whisky to the pan, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to deglaze. -
recipe, Grilled fillet of halibut and langoustine tails with smoked haddock risotto and shellfish froth
by Chris Morrison
- I felt a splash of rain so put up my hood.
- I felt a splash of water on my leg as the car drove into the nearby puddle.
- The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
- There was a visible splash on his pants after he went to the bathroom.
- The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
- When the splash appears with Please wait, wait for Windows to start configuration.
Synonyms
* plashVerb
(es)- sit and splash in the bathtub
- I know the reason I feel so blessed / My heart still splashes inside my chest
- water splashed everywhere
- The children were splashing each other playfully in the sea.
- When she comes in the door, splash her with perfume.
- The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.
- After pay day I can afford to splash some cash and buy myself a motorbike.
- In the two years following Midway, Japanese shipyards managed to splash only six additional fleet carriers. The United States in the same period added seventeen, along with ten medium carriers and eighty-six escort carriers.
Derived terms
* hull splash * make a splash * splash-and-dash * splashback * splashboard * splash down/splashdown * splashback * splasher * splash guard/splashguard * splash out * splashout * splash pad/splashpad * splash page * splashproof * splash screen * splashyperfume
English
Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia)Nicole Vulser
Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies, passage=The perfume industry is facing a major problem: maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.}}