Meaning of 'flash'

adjective

tastelessly showy

Example: "a flash car"

Synonyms: loud

noun

a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

Synonyms: photoflash flash lamp flashgun flashbulb flash bulb

noun

a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

Example: "red flashes adorned the airplane"

noun

a momentary brightness

noun

a sudden brilliant understanding

Example: "We had a flash of intuition when we finally realized how electricity flows from two terminal ends."

noun

a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

Synonyms: news bulletin newsflash newsbreak

noun

a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

Synonyms: flare

noun

a gaudy outward display

Synonyms: ostentation fanfare

noun

a short vivid experience

Example: "a flash of emotion swept over him"

Synonyms: flashing

noun

a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

noun

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

Example: "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

Synonyms: wink

verb

appear briefly

Example: "The headlines flashed on the screen"

Synonyms: gleam

verb

emit a brief burst of light

Example: "A shooting star flashed and was gone"

verb

make known or cause to appear with great speed

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

verb

protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

Example: "flash the roof"

verb

run or move very quickly or hastily

Synonyms: shoot

verb

expose or show briefly

Example: "They flashed some money and started receiving useful answers."

verb

display proudly

Synonyms: swank

verb

gleam or glow intermittently

Example: "The lights were flashing"

Synonyms: blink