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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)

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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