flash

flash in WordNet English dictionary

verb

gleam or glow intermittently
"The lights were flashing"
flash blink wink twinkle winkle
run or move very quickly or hastily
"She dashed into the yard"
dart dash scoot scud flash shoot
appear briefly
"The headlines flashed on the screen"
flash
emit a brief burst of light
"A shooting star flashed and was gone"
flash
make known or cause to appear with great speed
"The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
flash
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
"flash the roof"
flash
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
"he showed off his new sports car"
flaunt flash show off ostentate swank
expose or show briefly
"he flashed a $100 bill"
flash

noun

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"
blink of an eye flash heartbeat instant jiffy split second trice twinkling wink New York minute
a gaudy outward display
ostentation fanfare flash
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
flare flash
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
flash photoflash flash lamp flashgun flashbulb flash bulb
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
a momentary brightness
flash
a sudden brilliant understanding
"he had a flash of intuition"
flash
a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
news bulletin newsflash flash newsbreak
a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
flash
a short vivid experience
"a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
flash flashing

adjective

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