Flash

English word definition — powered by WordNet

NOUN

a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

a momentary brightness

a short vivid experience

a sudden brilliant understanding

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

a gaudy outward display

a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

VERB

gleam or glow intermittently

appear briefly

display proudly

make known or cause to appear with great speed

run or move very quickly or hastily

expose or show briefly

protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

emit a brief burst of light

ADJ

tastelessly showy

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