rash

rash
I UK [ræʃ] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "rash":
singular rash plural rashes
1) an area of small red spots on your skin, caused by an illness or an allergic reaction to something that you have touched, eaten etc

nappy/heat/nettle rash

2) a lot of instances of a particular thing taking place in a short period of time, especially something unpleasant

Local police are investigating a rash of burglaries in the area.


II UK [ræʃ] / US adjective
Word forms "rash":
adjective rash comparative rasher superlative rashest
acting or done too quickly, without considering the effects of your actions

She began to regret her rash decision to leave her job.

I know you're angry, but please don't do anything rash.


Derived words:
rashly
adverb
rashness
noun uncountable

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  • rash — rash …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Rash — Rash, a. [Compar. {Rasher} ( [ e]r); superl. {Rashest}.] [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. rask quick, brisk, rash, Icel. r[ o]skr vigorous, brave, akin to D. & G. rasch quick, of uncertain origin.] 1. Sudden in action; quick; hasty.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rash — [ raʃ ] n. m. • 1800; mot angl., p. ê. du moy. fr. ra(s)che « teigne » ♦ Méd. Éruption cutanée transitoire, lors de maladies fébriles (ordinairement non éruptives). ⇒ érythème. Des rashs ou des rashes. ● rash, rashs ou rashes nom masculin ( …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Rash — Rash, n. [OF. rasche an eruption, scurf, F. rache; fr. (assumed) LL. rasicare to scratch, fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, scratch, shave. See {Rase}, and cf. {Rascal}.] (Med.) A fine eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or no… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rash — rash1 [rash] adj. [ME rasch, prob. < OE * ræsc, akin to ON röskr, Ger rasch] 1. too hasty or incautious in acting or speaking; reckless 2. characterized by too great haste or recklessness [a rash act] 3. Obs. bringing quick results rashly adv …   English World dictionary

  • rash — dermat. Erupción en la piel propia de muchas reacciones alérgicas y enfermedades eruptivas como las que se producen en el sarampión y la escarlatina. Medical Dictionary. 2011. rash …   Diccionario médico

  • RASH — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La palabra rash puede referirse a: Una alteración de la piel. El acrónimo de la organización anarquista y comunista Red Anarchist Skin Heads. Obtenido de RASH Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rash —   [ræʃ, englisch] der, s/ s, Vor|exanthem, flüchtige Hautrötung an den Innenseiten beider Oberschenkel vor Ausbruch einer Infektionskrankheit (z. B. bei Windpocken, bei Masern oder bei Scharlach). * * * Rash [ræʃ], der; [es], s [engl. rash <… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • rash — Ⅰ. rash [1] ► ADJECTIVE ▪ acting or done impetuously, without careful consideration. DERIVATIVES rashly adverb rashness noun. ORIGIN Germanic. Ⅱ. rash [2] …   English terms dictionary

  • rash|er — «RASH uhr», noun. a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling. ╂[origin uncertain; perhaps < obsolete rash to cut, slash] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rash — Rash, n. [Cf. F. ras short nap cloth, It. & Sp. raso satin (cf. {Rase}); or cf. It. rascia serge, G. rasch, probably fr. Arras in France (cf. {Arras}).] An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted. [Obs.] Donne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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