dash

Examples

• All

• In some cases, one key produced a dot; another produced a dash.

  Academic text (2011)

• Morse is dot-dot-dash-dot.

  Interstellar (2014)

• dash dot dot dash is different than dash dot dash...

  Robinson Erhardt

• Dash, dash, dot, dot, dot, dot, long dash.

  Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

• "For those of you who are not familiar with Morse code, I will tell you that the letter V is three dots and a dash.

  Fiction book (1991)

• In Morse code, a dash is represented by a horizontal line.

• The message was transmitted as a series of dots and dashes.

Synonyms

D

dah

vsdash

• Specialized

1 9.9

A long signal in Morse code shown by a dash

is the same signal but described by its line or long sound form

U

umpty

vsdash

• Archaic

9.9

A long signal or dash used in Morse code

is the standard neutral term used in technical Morse contexts rather than slang

Idioms

C

to cut a dash

• Informal

7.2

To attract attention by looking smart and stylish

D

dash it

• Archaic

9.2

A short mild word people say when they are annoyed

Compounds

D

dash of

18 1.3

A small amount you add to change or improve something else

Q

quick dash

• Informal

1 3.7

A short fast trip to a nearby place for a small task

D

dash-pot

• Specialized

9.6

A device with a piston that moves through liquid or air to slow sudden movement in machines

E

en dash

• Specialized

7.4

A short horizontal line used between numbers to show a range, or between words to show a connection

S

swung dash

• Specialized

9.9

A mark used in writing to show that a word or part of a word is left out

Surface Forms

Etymology