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flash

(fl/&//S/ )

adjective (a)

Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

a sudden intense burst of radiant energy(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
a momentary brightness(noun.attribute)

source: wordnet30
a short vivid experience(noun.event)

Example:
A flash of emotion swept over him.
The flashings of pain were a warning.

Synonym:
flashing

source: wordnet30
a sudden brilliant understanding(noun.cognition)

Example:
He had a flash of intuition.

source: wordnet30
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)(noun.time)

Example:
If I had the chance I'd do it in a flash.

Synonym:
blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink

source: wordnet30
a gaudy outward display(noun.communication)

Synonym:
fanfare, ostentation

source: wordnet30
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate(noun.communication)

Synonym:
flare

source: wordnet30
a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story(noun.communication)

Synonym:
news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash

source: wordnet30
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification(noun.artifact)

Example:
Red flashes adorned the airplane.
A flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to.

source: wordnet30
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflash

source: wordnet30
A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning.(noun)

source: webster1913
Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.(noun)

source: webster1913
A pool.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

tastelessly showy(adj.all)

Example:
A flash car.
A flashy ring.

Synonym:
brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy

source: wordnet30

verb (v)

gleam or glow intermittently(verb.perception)

Example:
The lights were flashing.

Synonym:
blink, twinkle, wink, winkle

source: wordnet30
appear briefly(verb.change)

Example:
The headlines flashed on the screen.

Synonym:
gleam

source: wordnet30
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously(verb.perception)

Synonym:
flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank

source: wordnet30
make known or cause to appear with great speed(verb.communication)

Example:
The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts.

source: wordnet30
run or move very quickly or hastily(verb.motion)

Synonym:
dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot

source: wordnet30
expose or show briefly(verb.perception)

Example:
He flashed a $100 bill.

source: wordnet30
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal(verb.contact)

Example:
Flash the roof.

source: wordnet30
emit a brief burst of light(verb.change)

Example:
A shooting star flashed and was gone.

source: wordnet30
To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.(verb)

source: webster1913
To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light.(verb)

source: webster1913

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