English dictionary
flash
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- tastelessly showy
noun
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
noun
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
noun
- a momentary brightness
noun
- a sudden brilliant understanding
noun
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
noun
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
noun
- a gaudy outward display
noun
- a short vivid experience
noun
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
noun
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
verb
- appear briefly
verb
- emit a brief burst of light
verb
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
verb
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
verb
- expose or show briefly
verb
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
verb
- gleam or glow intermittently
Example sentences
a flash car
a flashy ring
garish colors
a gaudy costume
loud sport shirts
red flashes adorned the airplane
a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to
he had a flash of intuition
a flash of emotion swept over him
the flashings of pain were a warning
if I had the chance, I'd do it in a flash
The headlines flashed on the screen
A shooting star flashed and was gone
The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts
flash the roof
She dashed into the yard
he flashed a $100 bill
he showed off his new sports car
The lights were flashing