Uk English Meaning of flash

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Definitions and Meaning of flash in English

Wordnet

flash (n)

a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

a momentary brightness

a short vivid experience

a sudden brilliant understanding

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

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

a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

Wordnet

flash (v)

gleam or glow intermittently

appear briefly

display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

make known or cause to appear with great speed

run or move very quickly or hastily

expose or show briefly

protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

emit a brief burst of light

Wordnet

flash (s)

tastelessly showy

Webster

flash (v. i.)

To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash.

To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily.

Webster

flash (v. t.)

To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light.

To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind.

To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b).

Webster

flash (n.)

To trick up in a showy manner.

To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.

A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning.

A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show.

The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period.

A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring and giving a fictious strength to liquors.

Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.

A pool.

A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.

Webster

flash (a.)

Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery.

Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry.

FAQs About the word flash

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