flash

Meanings

• a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
• a momentary brightness
• a short vivid experience
  • "a flash of emotion swept over him"
  • "the flashings of pain were a warning"
• a sudden brilliant understanding
  • "he had a flash of intuition"
• 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"
• a gaudy outward display
• a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
• a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
• 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"
• a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
• gleam or glow intermittently
  • "The lights were flashing"
• appear briefly
  • "The headlines flashed on the screen"
• display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
• make known or cause to appear with great speed
  • "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
• run or move very quickly or hastily
• expose or show briefly
  • "he flashed a $100 bill"
• protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
  • "flash the roof"
• emit a brief burst of light
  • "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
• tastelessly showy
  • "a flash car"
  • "a flashy ring"

Synonyms

blink, blink of an eye, brassy, cheap, dart, dash, fanfare, flare, flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, flashing, flashy, flaunt, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, loud, meretricious, New York minute, news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash, ostentate, ostentation, photoflash, scoot, scud, shoot, show off, split second, swank, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink, winkle