mid-air vs splash

mid-air

noun
  • The middle of the air, as while in flight. 

splash

noun
  • The shooting down of an aircraft over water. 

  • A small amount (of color). 

  • An impact or impression. 

  • A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below. 

  • A small amount of liquid. 

  • A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid. 

  • A large, prominent headline or article. 

  • A splash screen. 

  • The bleeding caused by a knife wound. 

  • A knife. 

  • The sound made by an object hitting a liquid. 

verb
  • To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently. 

  • To shoot down (an aircraft) over water. 

  • To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass. 

  • To spend (money). 

  • To roughly fill with color. 

  • To hit or expel liquid at. 

  • To stab (a person), causing them to bleed. 

  • To launch a ship. 

  • To disperse a fluid suddenly; to splatter. 

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