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flash
noun(flash)a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
flash
noun(flash)a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Synonyms: blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink,
Examples:
If I had the chance I'd do it in a flash.
flash
noun(flash)a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
flash
noun(flash)a short vivid experience
Synonyms: flashing,
Examples:
A flash of emotion swept over him.
The flashings of pain were a warning.
The flashings of pain were a warning.
flash
adjective(flash)tastelessly showy
Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy,
Examples:
A flash car.
A flashy ring.
A flashy ring.
flash
verb(flash)gleam or glow intermittently
Examples:
The lights were flashing.
flash
verb(flash)display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
flash
noun(flash)a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
Examples:
Red flashes adorned the airplane.
A flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to.
A flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to.
flash
noun(flash)a momentary brightness
flash
verb(flash)appear briefly
Examples:
The headlines flashed on the screen.
flash
noun(flash)a sudden brilliant understanding
Examples:
He had a flash of intuition.
flash
noun(flash)a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
flash
verb(flash)emit a brief burst of light
Examples:
A shooting star flashed and was gone.
flash
verb(flash)expose or show briefly
Examples:
He flashed a $100 bill.
flash
verb(flash)make known or cause to appear with great speed
Examples:
The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts.
flash
verb(flash)protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
Examples:
Flash the roof.