dashed
having gaps or spaces
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,996 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,455 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- having gaps or spaces also: dotted sign on the dotted line
dashed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The Countess of Dashleigh dashed into the room.
Nonsense Novels · Stephen Leacock · Chapter 1
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I took up the pen and dashed at it.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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Five twenty-five emphatic "Noes" Have squelched their schemes, and dashed their pride.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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None heed the blades that clash in place Under lamps dashed down that lit the magnet’s case.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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But the Prince, without saying a word, seized him at once by his beard and dashed him to the ground.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1