Rain splashed against the windows. M A ($(© Hfil  f&M

ft ± 0 — picture o ripple 2 [VNj ~ sth (on/onto/over sb/sth) | ~ sb/sth (with sth) to make sb/sth wet by making water, mud, etc. fall on them/it jE ( ;K, ffl it-±;      ( mm ) : He

splashed cold water on his face.           0 He

splashed his face with cold water. fE|f]|&±$ii%7ko 0 My clothes were splashed with mud. IS ^       ± $1 il 7 2JS 0 0

Stop splashing me! gij $$ ft 7 !    3 [V] to move through

water making drops fly everywhere ( f£ tR ft ) jg| If ft jP'fjX, f0 fT if if m: The kids were splashing through the puddles, m     o

People were having fun in the pool, swimming or just splashing around.       §70

fj ft tK , JF 37 life 3?U ir o 4 [VN] ~ sth with sth [usually passive] to decorate sth with areas of bright colour, not in a regular pattern ft ( M fe ffi )            : The walls

were splashed with patches of blue and purple. 1# H fe o mtm 'splash sth across/over sth to put a photograph, news story, etc. in a place where it will be easily noticed jE ( M7\ fr

.splash

down (of a spacecraft d/Cftfl) to land in the sea or ocean ( f£ M # M ) —related noun splashdown ,splash out (on sth) I ,splash sth<-*'out (on/for sth)

{BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on sth He (       ) : We’re going to splash out and buy a

new car.    if % W ® — Tffk ffi §r ft 0 0 He splashed

out hundreds of pounds on designer clothes, fife ft T AW

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u noun 1 [C] the sound of sth hitting liquid or of liquid hitting sth   : We heard the splash when

she fell into the pool. M W ift & f & H ft Fll off .JSL ti it W, ft o 2 [c] a small amount of liquid that falls onto sth; the mark that this makes      B$0Jg gftWtf

tig: splashes of water on the floor     #t#tft

o dark splashes of mud on her skirt 'M 3 [C] a small area of bright colour or light that contrasts with the colours around it fei&j ftffl: These flowers will give a splash of colour throughout the summer.     0

4 [sing.] (BrE, informal) a small amount of liquid that you add to a drink f# A tR ft[ (ft ft ft 7: coftee with just a splash of milk R#0 T ft' It ft #5 W nf — compare dash n.(3) 5 [sing.] an article in a newspaper, etc. that is intended to attract a lot of attention ( iIt#) M.&XM fHTOI make, cause, etc. a 'splash (informal) to do sth in a way that attracts a lot of atten­tion or causes a lot of excitement

splash-back /'splaefbaek/ noun (BrE) a surface behind a sink or cooker/stove which protects the wall from

liquids (\mm) mmmfa splash-down /'splaejdaun/ noun [c, U] a landing of a spacecraft in the sea/ocean B % ( M X fg A

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splashy /'splaeji/ adj. (splash-ier, splashi-est) (especially NAmE) bright and very easy to notice Bjjg! @ (ft;

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splat /splaet/ noun [sing.] (informal) the sound made by sth wet hitting a surface with force ( M % ^ ftE ft ffiih (Hr) njflRlrft: The tomato hit the wall with a splat. MW i# W— 5*    h o' ► splat adv.: The omelette fell

splat onto the floor. J$$tWHP-T^PJ7&±o splat ter /‘splaet8(r)/ verb 1 [V] (of large drops of liquid ft’/il‘lft/$#:) to fall or hit sth noisily        (’ W.

fttT ) ; Heavy rain splattered on the roof, ft M M "W ® Hi if ft M M X o 2 to drop or throw water, paint, mud, etc. on sb/sth; to make sb/sth wet or dirty by landing on them in large drops jE ( tK        ffl ft ■

± i, j# iS ; B f j : [VN] The walls were splattered with blood. Jf§± 16113; ®            <> [V] Coffee had splattered across

the front of his shirt.  ^cAil^o

splay /splei/ verb ~ (sth) (out) to make fingers, legs, etc. become further apart from each other or spread out; to be spread out wide apart {$> ( zffg , ft

ff, fa ft , Mif: [VN] She lay on the bed, her arms and legs splayed out. M         ||pj A 7 0 O [V] His long

fingers splayed across her back.

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.splay-1 foot noun a broad flat foot which turns away from the other foot /V7W;        ► .splay-'footed adj.

spleen /splirn/ noun 1 [c] a small organ near the stomach that controls the quality of the blood cells 3$: a ruptured spleen      — picture o body 2 [U]

(literary) anger    M H : He vented his spleen

(= shouted in an angry way) on the assembled crowd. [E 7Al# J!|o ' — see also splenetic splen-did /'splendid/ adj., exclamation m adj. (especially BrE) 1 (old-fashioned) excellent; very good am great: What a splendid idea!

! 0 We’ve all had a splendid time, fi{[] fz M 5c I# ISA 7' c 2 very impressive; very beautiful ft ; &t ft iW ; JE^ W ; 7IM: splendid scenery ft HH M 0 The hotel stands in splendid isolation, surrounded by moorland.  JW]H& — ft

► splen did ly adv.: You all played splendidly, ffc

■                  exclamation (old-fashioned, especially BrE) used to show that you approve of sth, or are pleased (

M ) iff $lT , lift: You’re both coming? Splendid! ifoif]

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splendif erous /splen'difaras/ adj. (informal, humor­ous) extremely good or pleasant splen dour (BrE) (/VAmfsplen-dor)/'splenda(r)/noun 1 [U]

grand and impressive beauty ftM; fiMft;     M

ET171 grandeur : a view of Rheims Cathedral, in all its splendour 0 The palace

has been restored to its former splendour, 'a’ K W ii PP M, S M Ih W 0 W M # M o 2 splendours [pi ] the beautiful and impressive features or qualities of sth, especially a place ( jtffiMtiktfj ) ftiwJtfe, #c the splendours of Rome (= its fine buildings, etc.) ^ ^

splen et ic /spla'netik/ adj. (formal) often bad-tempered and angry

splice /splais/ verb, noun

m verb [VN] ~ sth (together) 1 to join the ends of two pieces of rope by twisting them together , it %ft ( MIHt 7 ) 2 to join the ends of two pieces of film, tape, etc. by sticking them together gg-gs, g ^ 7 , M W % ) r*T^l get 'spliced (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) to get married Wit

■                  noun the place where two pieces of film, tape, rope, etc. have been joined

spli-cer /'splaisa(r)/ noun a person or machine that joins pieces of tape, cable, etc. together ( fig ^ ^       ^

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spliff /splif/ noun (BrE, slang) a cigarette containing CANNABIS

splint /splint/ noun a long piece of wood or metal that is tied to a broken arm or leg to keep it still and in the right position (

splin ter /'splinta(r)/ noun, verb

m noun a small thin sharp piece of wood, metal, glass, etc. that has broken off a larger piece (

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■                  verb 1 (of wood, glass, stone, etc. ft SP,

to break, or to make sth break, into small, thin sharp pieces ( {j£ )        cm shatter: [V] The mirror

cracked but did not splinter. ^7^7, ffl'S fi# 0 0 [VN] The impact splintered the wood. ftTkikjafiX75^ito 2 [V] (of a group of people 0 ft) to divide into smaller groups that are no longer connected; to separate from a larger group     ft ft ft: The party began to splinter. g|5

7'jr£ft£q ft 5L 0 Several firms have splintered off from the original company. AJ^ftTIft^ftft/lft^riko. 'splinter group noun a small group of people that has separated from a larger one, especially in politics ( X J ) A'»J

Spilt 0-w /split/ verb, noun u verb (split ting, split, split)

► DIVIDE ft Jf “I to divide, or to make a group of people divide, into smaller groups that have very different