flash

v. flare, glare, sparkle; break out, erupt; move quickly; send a telegram; exhibit one's genitals in public (Slang)

n. beam, gleam, flare; spark; brief news dispatch; outbreak; split-second; flash of a camera; showiness

adj. sudden, occurring unexpectedly; ostentatious, showy, flashy

n. trademark of an electronic flash unit that uses xenon-filled gas bulbs

n. flash that discharges the light from a gas-discharge tube

n. electronic camera flash

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Noun
1. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) flicker, spark, glint
2. a momentary brightness
(hypernym) brightness
3. a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
(synonym) flashing
(hypernym) experience
4. a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
(hypernym) insight, brainstorm, brainwave
5. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
(synonym) blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
(hypernym) moment, minute, second, bit
6. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
(synonym) flare
(hypernym) visual signal
(hyponym) star shell
7. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
(synonym) news bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak
(hypernym) bulletin
8. 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"
(hypernym) patch
9. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
(synonym) photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb
(hypernym) lamp
(part-holonym) flash camera

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Verb
1. gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
(synonym) blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
(hypernym) radiate
(hyponym) flicker, flick
2. appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
(hypernym) appear
(derivation) news bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak
3. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
(synonym) flaunt, show off, ostentate, swank
(hypernym) expose, exhibit, display
(hyponym) flex
4. make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
(hypernym) convey, impart
(derivation) news bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak
5. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
(synonym) dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot
(hypernym) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
(hyponym) plunge
(see-also) cut back, flash back
(verb-group) tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
6. expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill"
(hypernym) show
(derivation) blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
7. protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof"
(hypernym) cover
8. emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
(hypernym) appear

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Adjective
1. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
(synonym) brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
(similar) tasteless, in poor taste(p)

nm. photoflash lamp, bright lamp that is used in photography

nm. flash; flashgun, flashlight, photoflash