flash

noun

  1. 1

    a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

  2. 2

    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

  3. 3

    a momentary brightness

  4. 4

    a sudden brilliant understanding

    he had a flash of intuition

  5. 5

    a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

  6. 6

    a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

  7. 7

    a gaudy outward display

  8. 8

    a short vivid experience

    a flash of emotion swept over him

    the flashings of pain were a warning

  9. 9

    a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

  10. 10

    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

verb

  1. 1

    appear briefly

    The headlines flashed on the screen

  2. 2

    emit a brief burst of light

    A shooting star flashed and was gone

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