dashes
- dashes
- The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- 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
- A footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
- Add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"
- Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
- Hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
- Cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
- Run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
- Destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"
- A quick run
- The act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
- Distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"