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flash
tastelessly showy
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adjective
tastelessly showy
“a flash car”
noun
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
noun
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
“red flashes adorned the airplane”
noun
a momentary brightness
noun
a sudden brilliant understanding
“he had a flash of intuition”
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
“a flash of emotion swept over him”
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)
“if I had the chance, I'd do it in a flash”
verb
appear briefly
“The headlines flashed on the screen”
verb
emit a brief burst of light
“A shooting star flashed and was gone”
verb
make known or cause to appear with great speed
“The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts”
verb
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
“flash the roof”
verb
run or move very quickly or hastily
“She dashed into the yard”
verb
expose or show briefly
“he flashed a $100 bill”
verb
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
“he showed off his new sports car”
verb
gleam or glow intermittently
“The lights were flashing”
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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
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