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 flash


Adjective
  • tastelessly showy
    • a flash car
    • a flashy ring
    • garish colors
    • a gaudy costume
    • loud sport shirts
    • a meretricious yet stylish book
    • tawdry ornaments

Noun
  • a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
  • a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
    • red flashes adorned the airplane
    • a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to
  • a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
  • a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
  • a gaudy outward display
  • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
    • if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
  • a sudden brilliant understanding
    • he had a flash of intuition
  • a short vivid experience
    • a flash of emotion swept over him
    • the flashings of pain were a warning
  • a momentary brightness
  • a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

Verb
  • emit a brief burst of light
    • A shooting star flashed and was gone
  • protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
    • flash the roof
  • expose or show briefly
    • he flashed a $100 bill
  • run or move very quickly or hastily
    • She dashed into the yard
  • make known or cause to appear with great speed
    • The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts
  • display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
    • he showed off his new sports car
  • appear briefly
    • The headlines flashed on the screen
  • gleam or glow intermittently
    • The lights were flashing
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