FLASH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
   Synonym(s)
   • flashbulb (what does flashbulb mean?)
   • flashgun (what does flashgun mean?)
   • flash bulb (what does flash bulb mean?)
   • flash lamp (what does flash lamp mean?)
   • photoflash (what does photoflash mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • lamp (what does lamp mean?)
   • photographic equipment (what does photographic equipment mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
   Usage Example(s)
   • red flashes adorned the airplane
   • a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • patch (what does patch mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a momentary brightness
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • brightness (what does brightness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • blink (what does blink mean?)
   • wink (what does wink mean?)
   • twinkle (what does twinkle mean?)
   • winkle (what does winkle mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a sudden brilliant understanding
   Usage Example(s)
   • he had a flash of intuition
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • insight (what does insight mean?)
   • brainstorm (what does brainstorm mean?)
   • brainwave (what does brainwave mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
   Synonym(s)
   • newsbreak (what does newsbreak mean?)
   • newsflash (what does newsflash mean?)
   • news bulletin (what does news bulletin mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bulletin (what does bulletin mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
   Synonym(s)
   • flare (what does flare mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • visual signal (what does visual signal mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • star shell (what does star shell mean?)
   • Bengal light (what does Bengal light mean?)
   • Very light (what does Very light mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a short vivid experience
   Synonym(s)
   • flashing (what does flashing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a flash of emotion swept over him
   • the flashings of pain were a warning
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • experience (what does experience mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • happening (what does happening mean?)
   • occurrence (what does occurrence mean?)
   • natural event (what does natural event mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flicker (what does flicker mean?)
   • spark (what does spark mean?)
   • glint (what does glint mean?)
   • gleam (what does gleam mean?)
   • gleaming (what does gleaming mean?)
   • glimmer (what does glimmer mean?)
   • glitter (what does glitter mean?)
   • sparkle (what does sparkle mean?)
   • coruscation (what does coruscation mean?)
   • heat flash (what does heat flash mean?)
   • lightning (what does lightning mean?)
   • streak (what does streak mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
9. Meaning
   • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
   Synonym(s)
   • blink of an eye (what does blink of an eye mean?)
   • heartbeat (what does heartbeat mean?)
   • instant (what does instant mean?)
   • jiffy (what does jiffy mean?)
   • New York minute (what does New York minute mean?)
   • split second (what does split second mean?)
   • trice (what does trice mean?)
   • twinkling (what does twinkling mean?)
   • wink (what does wink mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • if I had the chance I”d do it in a flash
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • moment (what does moment mean?)
   • minute (what does minute mean?)
   • second (what does second mean?)
   • bit (what does bit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)

FLASH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • appear briefly
   Usage Example(s)
   • The headlines flashed on the screen
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • appear (what does appear mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • news bulletin (what does news bulletin mean?)
   • newsflash (what does newsflash mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • newsbreak (what does newsbreak mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • flashing (what does flashing mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • flashing (what does flashing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • emit a brief burst of light
   Usage Example(s)
   • A shooting star flashed and was gone
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • appear (what does appear mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • blinker (what does blinker mean?)
   • flasher (what does flasher mean?)
   • flasher (what does flasher mean?)
3. Meaning
   • make known or cause to appear with great speed
   Usage Example(s)
   • The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • convey (what does convey mean?)
   • impart (what does impart mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • news bulletin (what does news bulletin mean?)
   • newsflash (what does newsflash mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • newsbreak (what does newsbreak mean?)
4. Meaning
   • protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
   Usage Example(s)
   • flash the roof
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
5. Meaning
   • run or move very quickly or hastily
   Synonym(s)
   • dart (what does dart mean?)
   • dash (what does dash mean?)
   • scoot (what does scoot mean?)
   • scud (what does scud mean?)
   • shoot (what does shoot mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She dashed into the yard
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rush (what does rush mean?)
   • hotfoot (what does hotfoot mean?)
   • hasten (what does hasten mean?)
   • hie (what does hie mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • race (what does race mean?)
   • pelt along (what does pelt along mean?)
   • rush along (what does rush along mean?)
   • cannonball along (what does cannonball along mean?)
   • bucket along (what does bucket along mean?)
   • belt along (what does belt along mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • plunge (what does plunge mean?)
   See Also
   • cut back (what does cut back mean?)
   • flash back (what does flash back mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • water scooter (what does water scooter mean?)
   • sea scooter (what does sea scooter mean?)
   • scooter (what does scooter mean?)
   • iceboat (what does iceboat mean?)
   • ice yacht (what does ice yacht mean?)
   • scooter (what does scooter mean?)
   • motor scooter (what does motor scooter mean?)
   • scooter (what does scooter mean?)
   • scooter (what does scooter mean?)
   • dash (what does dash mean?)
   • bolt (what does bolt mean?)
   • dash (what does dash mean?)
   • sprint (what does sprint mean?)
   • flit (what does flit mean?)
   • dart (what does dart mean?)
6. Meaning
   • expose or show briefly
   Usage Example(s)
   • he flashed a $100 bill
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • show (what does show mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • blink of an eye (what does blink of an eye mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • heartbeat (what does heartbeat mean?)
   • instant (what does instant mean?)
   • jiffy (what does jiffy mean?)
   • split second (what does split second mean?)
   • trice (what does trice mean?)
   • twinkling (what does twinkling mean?)
   • wink (what does wink mean?)
   • New York minute (what does New York minute mean?)
   • exhibitionist (what does exhibitionist mean?)
   • flasher (what does flasher mean?)
7. Meaning
   • display proudly
   • act ostentatiously or pretentiously
   Synonym(s)
   • flaunt (what does flaunt mean?)
   • ostentate (what does ostentate mean?)
   • show off (what does show off mean?)
   • swank (what does swank mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he showed off his new sports car
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • expose (what does expose mean?)
   • exhibit (what does exhibit mean?)
   • display (what does display mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flex (what does flex mean?)
   • splurge (what does splurge mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ostentation (what does ostentation mean?)
   • fanfare (what does fanfare mean?)
   • ostentation (what does ostentation mean?)
   • exhibitionist (what does exhibitionist mean?)
   • show-off (what does show-off mean?)
   • flaunt (what does flaunt mean?)
8. Meaning
   • gleam or glow intermittently
   Synonym(s)
   • blink (what does blink mean?)
   • twinkle (what does twinkle mean?)
   • wink (what does wink mean?)
   • winkle (what does winkle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The lights were flashing
   Hypernyms(s) flash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • radiate (what does radiate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flicker (what does flicker mean?)
   • flick (what does flick mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • twinkle (what does twinkle mean?)
   • scintillation (what does scintillation mean?)
   • sparkling (what does sparkling mean?)
   • twinkler (what does twinkler mean?)
   • blinker (what does blinker mean?)
   • turn signal (what does turn signal mean?)
   • turn indicator (what does turn indicator mean?)
   • trafficator (what does trafficator mean?)
   • blinker (what does blinker mean?)
   • flasher (what does flasher mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   • blinker (what does blinker mean?)
   • flasher (what does flasher mean?)

FLASH as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • tastelessly showy
   Synonym(s)
   • brassy (what does brassy mean?)
   • cheap (what does cheap mean?)
   • flashy (what does flashy mean?)
   • garish (what does garish mean?)
   • gaudy (what does gaudy mean?)
   • gimcrack (what does gimcrack mean?)
   • loud (what does loud mean?)
   • meretricious (what does meretricious mean?)
   • tacky (what does tacky mean?)
   • tatty (what does tatty mean?)
   • tawdry (what does tawdry mean?)
   • trashy (what does trashy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a flash car
   • a flashy ring
   • garish colors
   • a gaudy costume
   • loud sport shirts
   • a meretricious yet stylish book
   • tawdry ornaments
   Similar To
   • tasteless (what does tasteless mean?)
   • in poor taste(p) (what does in poor taste(p) mean?)