Overview of noun flash

The noun flash has 10 senses

• flash -- (a sudden intense burst of radiant energy)


• flash -- (a momentary brightness)


• flash, flashing -- (a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning")


• flash -- (a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition")


• blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (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")


• ostentation, fanfare, flash -- (a gaudy outward display)


• flare, flash -- (a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate)


• news bulletin, newsflash, flash, newsbreak -- (a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story)


• flash -- (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")


• flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb -- (a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph)

Overview of verb flash

The verb flash has 8 senses

• flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle -- (gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing")


• flash -- (appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen")


• flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank -- (display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car")


• flash -- (make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts")


• dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot -- (run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard")


• flash -- (expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill")


• flash -- (protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof")


• flash -- (emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone")

Overview of adj flash

The adj flash has 1 sense

• brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy -- (tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments")