flash meaning and definition

FLASH noun

Definition of flash (noun)

1. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
2. a momentary brightness
3. a short vivid experience
   • "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
   • synonyms: flashing
4. a sudden brilliant understanding
   • "he had a flash of intuition"
5. 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"
   • synonyms: blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink
6. a gaudy outward display
   • synonyms: fanfare, ostentation
7. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
   • synonyms: flare
8. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
   • synonyms: news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash
9. 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"
10. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
    • synonyms: flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflash

FLASH verb

Definition of flash (verb)

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

FLASH adjective

Definition of flash (adjective)

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