clash

clash is a 5-letter English word with 12 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.
2. intransitive verb. To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to come onto collision; to interfere.
3. transitive verb. To strike noisily against or together.
4. noun. A loud noise resulting from collision; a noisy collision of bodies; a collision.
5. noun. Opposition; contradiction; as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes, etc.
6. noun. a minor short-term fight

   Synonyms: brush, encounter, skirmish

7. noun. a loud resonant repeating noise

   "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

   Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, crash

8. noun. a state of conflict between persons

   Synonyms: friction

9. noun. a state of conflict between colors

   "her dress was a disturbing clash of colors"

10. verb. disagree violently

    "We clashed over the new farm policies"

11. verb. crash together with violent impact

    "The cars collided"

    "Two meteors clashed"

    Synonyms: collide

12. verb. be incompatible; be or come into conflict

    "These colors clash"

    Synonyms: collide, jar

Synonyms

brush, encounter, skirmish, clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, crash, friction, collide, jar

Common word forms

clashed, clasher, clashes, clashing

Words from these letters

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