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clash
clash / klash/ • n. 1. a violent confrontation: there have been minor clashes with security forces. ∎ an incompatibility leading to disagreement: a personality clash. 2. a mismatch of colors. ∎ an inconvenient coincidence of the timing of events or activities: it is hoped that clashes of dates will be avoided. 3. a loud jarring sound made by or resembling that made by metal objects being struck together: a clash of cymbals. • v. 1. [intr.] meet and come into violent conflict: protesters demanding self-rule clashed with police. ∎ have a forceful disagreement: Clarke has frequently clashed with his colleagues. ∎ be incompatible or at odds: his thriftiness clashed with Ross's largesse. 2. [intr.] (of colors) appear discordant or ugly when placed close to each other. ∎ inconveniently occur at the same time. 3. [tr.] strike (cymbals) together, producing a loud discordant sound. DERIVATIVES: clash·er n. |
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"clash." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clash." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-clash.html "clash." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-clash.html |
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Clash (Clais) Tipperary, Wicklow. ‘Ravine’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Clash." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Clash." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Clash.html A. D. MILLS. "Clash." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Clash.html |
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clash sb. XVI. imit.
Also as vb. XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "clash." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "clash." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-clash.html T. F. HOAD. "clash." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-clash.html |
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clash
•abash, ash, Ashe, bash, brash, cache, calash, cash, clash, crash, dash, encash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, Nash, panache, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, soutache, splash, stash, thrash, trash
•earbash • kurbash • calabash
•slapdash • pebbledash • balderdash
•spatterdash • backlash • backslash
•whiplash • eyelash • goulash
•newsflash • thunderflash • mishmash
•gatecrash • Midrash • potash
•succotash
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"clash." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clash." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-clash.html "clash." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-clash.html |
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