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   Flash

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   verb

   • 1. (of a light or something that reflects light) shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way: "the lights started flashing" Similar light upshineflareblazeglarebeamgleamglintsparklesparkburnfluoresceblinkwinkflickershimmertwinkleglimmerglistenscintillateliterary:glistercoruscatefulgurateeffulge
   • ▪ cause to shine briefly or suddenly: "the oncoming car flashed its lights"
   • ▪ shine or show a light to send (a signal): "red lights started to flash a warning"
   • ▪ give (a swift or sudden look): "Carrie flashed a glance in his direction"
   • ▪ express a sudden burst of emotion, especially anger, with a swift or sudden look: "she glared at him, her eyes flashing"
   • 2. move or pass very quickly: "a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face" Similar zoomstreaktearshootdashdartflywhistlehurtlerushhurryboltraceboundspeedcareerchargeharewhizwhooshbuzzinformal:scootskedaddlebeltzapzipscorchbombbucketburn rubbergo like the clappersbarrellay rubber
   • ▪ send (news or information) swiftly by means of telegraphy or telecommunications: "the story was flashed around the world"
   • 3. display (an image, words, or information) suddenly on a television or computer screen or electronic sign, typically briefly or repeatedly: "suddenly the screen flashes a message" Similar displayshowpresentset forthunveil
   • ▪ (of an image or message) be displayed briefly or repeatedly on a screen: "the election results flashed on the screen"
   • ▪ hold up or show (something, often proof of one's identity) quickly before replacing it: informal "she opened her purse and flashed her ID card"
   • ▪ make a conspicuous display of (something) so as to impress or attract attention: informal "they all flash their money around" Similar show offflauntflourishdisplayexhibitparadebrag aboutexult in
   • ▪ (of a man) show one's genitals briefly in public: informal "on my way back to work I was flashed at by some weirdo" Similar expose oneselfshow/display/reveal one's genitalscommit indecent exposure

   noun

   • 1. a sudden brief burst of bright light or a sudden glint from a reflective surface: "a lightning flash" Similar flareblazeburstglarepulseblastgleamglintsparkleflickershimmertwinkleglimmerbeamshaftraystreakbarfingerstream
   • 2. a sudden instance or manifestation of a quality, understanding, or humor: "she had a flash of inspiration" Similar burstoutbreakoutburstwaverushsurgestabflushblazesudden showbrief display/exhibition
   • ▪ a news flash.
   • 3. a camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographs in poor light: "an electronic flash"
   • 4. a platform for producing and displaying animation and video in web browsers. trademark in US
   • 5. excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mold close up, forming a thin projection on the finished object: "flap wheels are ideal for grinding off fiberglass flash"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a thing) ostentatiously expensive, elaborate, or up to date: informal British "a flash new car"
   • ▪ (of a person) superficially attractive because stylish and full of brash charm: "he was carrying this money around and trying to be flash"
   • 2. relating to thieves, prostitutes, or the underworld, especially their language. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘splash water about’): probably imitative; compare with flush1 and splash.

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   What is the difference between a flash and a glance?

   • Flash, glance, glint, glitter mean to send forth a sudden gleam (or gleams) of bright light. To flash is to send forth light with a sudden, transient brilliancy: A shooting star flashed briefly. To glance is to emit a brilliant flash of light as a reflection from a smooth surface: Sunlight glanced from the glass windshield.

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   What does a flash mean?

   • A flash is a sudden burst of light or of something shiny or bright. A sudden flash of lightning lit everything up for a second. The wire snapped at the wall plug with a blue flash and the light fused. A jay emerged from the juniper bush in a flash of blue feathers.

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   What does Flash mean in a sentence?

   • In addition to the idiom beginning with flash , also see in a flash; quick as a wink (flash). Flash, glance, glint, glitter mean to send forth a sudden gleam (or gleams) of bright light. To flash is to send forth light with a sudden, transient brilliancy: A shooting star flashed briefly.

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   What does a flash of light mean?

   • A flash of light is a sudden, short burst of it. ...a sudden flash of lightning. If a light flashes, or if you flash a light, it shines brightly and suddenly. Lightning flashed among the dark clouds. Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries.

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   To flash is to send forth light with a sudden, transient brilliancy: A shooting star flashed briefly. To glance is to emit a brilliant flash of light as a reflection from a smooth surface: Sunlight glanced from the glass windshield.

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   Whether you're talking about a flash of lighting or a flash of insight, a flash is quick and bright and sudden. There aren't any slow, long flashes. Because flashes are so fast, the word is often used for anything that happens really quickly: a flash is as fast as a New York minute, the blink of an eye, a heartbeat, an instant, a jiffy, or a ...