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Collocations for splash - noun

1. sound; amount of liquid

ADJECTIVE

big, huge, large
little, small
loud
soft

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VERB + splash

make (often figurative)
She intended to make a big splash with her wedding.
hear

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PREPOSITION

splash of
a splash of cold water in the face
with a splash
She jumped into the pool with a splash.

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2. area of colour/color, light, etc.

ADJECTIVE

bold, bright
a bold splash of red

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PHRASES

a splash of colour/color
Window boxes of tulips added a splash of colour/color to the street.
a splash of light

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Collocations for splash - verb

ADVERB

happily
The baby was splashing happily in the bathtub.
about (esp. BrE), around
The children were splashing around in the river.

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PREPOSITION

against
Rain splashed against the window.
on, onto
She splashed some water onto the stain.
over
She splashed some water over her boots to clean them.
through
They splashed through the puddles.
with
Her clean clothes were all splashed with mud.

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PHRASES

be splashed across the front page, be splashed on the cover
The next day his exploits were splashed across the front page.

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Splash is used with these nouns as the subject:
blood, fountain, rain, water, wave

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Splash is used with these nouns as the object:
water

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