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Flash

noun

(pl. flashes)

1.

A sudden intense burst of radiant energy.

2.

A momentary brightness.

3.

A short vivid experience. Synonym: flashing. "The flashings of pain were a warning"

4.

A sudden brilliant understanding.

5.

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.

6.

A gaudy outward display. Synonyms: fanfare, ostentation.

7.

A burst of light used to communicate or illuminate. Synonym: flare.

8.

A short news announcement concerning some on-going news story. Synonyms: news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash.

9.

A bright patch of color used for decoration or identification. "A flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"

10.

A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph. Synonyms: flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflash.

adjective

1.

Tastelessly showy. Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy. "A flashy ring" , "Garish colors" , "A gaudy costume" , "Loud sport shirts" , "A meretricious yet stylish book" , "Tawdry ornaments"

verb

(past & past part. flashed; pres. part. flashing)

1.

Gleam or glow intermittently. Synonyms: blink, twinkle, wink, winkle.

2.

Appear briefly.

3.

Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously. Synonyms: flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank.

4.

Make known or cause to appear with great speed.

5.

Run or move very quickly or hastily. Synonyms: dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot.

6.

Expose or show briefly.

7.

Protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal.

8.

Emit a brief burst of light.

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"Flash" Quotes from Famous Books

... like a flash, hopelessly entangled with the bleating, frightened animals. But Stacy did not stop. That is, he did not do so at once. The lad had shot neatly over the broncho's head, describing a nice curve in the air as ...

— The Pony Rider Boys in Montana • Frank Gee Patchin

... As I lingered in front of the brick wall that I judged must very nearly cover the site of my birthplace, I tried to understand the sensation of utter unfamiliarity with which the whole place filled me. The answer came to me in a flash as I turned away from Fuller Place,—Clark's Field no longer existed! Its place was completely filled by the maze of brick and mortar in which for the better part of an hour I had lost myself. There was nothing ...

— Clark's Field • Robert Herrick

... as ye'll remember, to the foot o' that cliffit was a great convenience that for my husband's tradeWhere am I wandering?I saw a white object dart frae the tap o' the cliff like a sea-maw through the mist, and then a heavy flash and sparkle of the waters showed me it was a human creature that had fa'en into the waves. I was bold and strong, and familiar with the tide. I rushed in and grasped her gown, and drew her out and carried her on my shouthersI could hae carried twa sic thencarried ...

— The Antiquary, Complete • Sir Walter Scott

... then was this declaration to be interpreted? People in general construed it into a design to maintain party distinctions, and encourage the whigs to the full exertion of their influence in the elections; into a renunciation of the tories; and as the first flash of that vengeance which afterwards was seen to burst upon the heads of the late ministry. When the earl of Strafford returned from Holland, all his papers were seized by an order from the secretary's office. Mr. Prior was recalled ...

— The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. - From William and Mary to George II. • Tobias Smollett

... the storm raged with greater fury than before, and at last one terrible flash of lightning struck the widows' house, and though it did not hurt the old women, it set fire to the roof, and both cottages were soon ablaze. Now as the terrified old creatures hobbled out into the storm, they met the monk, who, crying, "Come to the monastery!" seized an arm ...

— Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales • Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

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