1. flash - noun
· a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
Hypernym(s): happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural_event
2. flash - noun
· a momentary brightness
Hypernym(s): brightness
3. flash - noun
· a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
Synonym(s): flashing
Hypernym(s): experience
4. flash - noun
· a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
Hypernym(s): insight, brainstorm, brainwave
5. flash - noun
· a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
Synonym(s): blink_of_an_eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split_second, trice, twinkling, wink, New_York_minute
Hypernym(s): moment, mo, minute, second, bit
6. flash - noun
· a gaudy outward display
Synonym(s): ostentation, fanfare
Hypernym(s): display
7. flash - noun
· a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
Synonym(s): flare
Hypernym(s): visual_signal
8. flash - noun
· a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
Synonym(s): news_bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak
Hypernym(s): bulletin
9. flash - noun
· 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(s): patch
10. flash - noun
· a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
Synonym(s): photoflash, flash_lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash_bulb
Hypernym(s): lamp, photographic_equipment
11. flash - verb
· gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
Synonym(s): blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
Hypernym(s): radiate
12. flash - verb
· appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
Hypernym(s): appear
13. flash - verb
· display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
Synonym(s): flaunt, show_off, ostentate, swank
Hypernym(s): expose, exhibit, display
14. flash - verb
· make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
Hypernym(s): convey
15. flash - verb
· run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
Synonym(s): dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot
Hypernym(s): rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt_along, rush_along, cannonball_along, bucket_along, belt_along, step_on_it
16. flash - verb
· expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill"
Hypernym(s): show
17. flash - verb
· protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof"
Hypernym(s): cover
18. flash - verb
· emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
Hypernym(s): appear
19. flash - adjective
· tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
Synonym(s): brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
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