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kidlat : flash (v.)

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Glosses:
flash
n. (event)1. flasha sudden intense burst of radiant energy.
~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrentan event that happens.
~ flicker, glint, sparka momentary flash of light.
~ gleaming, glimmer, gleama flash of light (especially reflected light).
~ coruscation, glitter, sparklethe occurrence of a small flash or spark.
~ heat flasha flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion).
~ lightningthe flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more.
~ streaka sudden flash (as of lightning).
n. (attribute)2. flasha momentary brightness.
~ brightnessthe location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white.
n. (event)3. flash, flashinga short vivid experience.; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
~ experiencean event as apprehended.; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
n. (cognition)4. flasha sudden brilliant understanding.; "he had a flash of intuition"
~ brainstorm, brainwave, insightthe clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation.
n. (time)5. blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, winka 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"
~ mo, minute, moment, second, bitan indefinitely short time.; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
n. (communication)6. fanfare, flash, ostentationa gaudy outward display.
~ displayexhibiting openly in public view.; "a display of courage"
~ bravado, blustera swaggering show of courage.
~ exhibitionismextravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself.
~ ritzostentatious display of elegance.; "they put on the ritz"
~ splurgean ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.).
~ pedantryan ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning.
n. (communication)7. flare, flasha burst of light used to communicate or illuminate.
~ visual signala signal that involves visual communication.
~ star shellan artillery shell containing an illuminant.
~ bengal lighta steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework.
~ very-light, very lighta colored flare fired from a Very pistol.
n. (communication)8. flash, news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflasha short news announcement concerning some on-going news story.
~ bulletina brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast).
n. (artifact)9. flasha bright patch of color used for decoration or identification.; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"
~ patcha piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole.
n. (artifact)10. flash, flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflasha lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph.
~ flash cameraa camera with a photoflash attachment.
~ lampan artificial source of visible illumination.
~ photographic equipmentequipment used by a photographer.
v. (perception)11. blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winklegleam or glow intermittently.; "The lights were flashing"
~ flick, flickerflash intermittently.; "The lights flicked on and off"
~ radiatecause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays.; "The sun is radiating"
v. (change)12. flashappear briefly.; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
~ appearcome into sight or view.; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
v. (perception)13. flash, flaunt, ostentate, show off, swankdisplay proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously.; "he showed off his new sports car"
~ display, exhibit, exposeto show, make visible or apparent.; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"
~ flexexhibit the strength of.; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"
~ splurgebe showy or ostentatious.
v. (communication)14. flashmake known or cause to appear with great speed.; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
~ conveymake known; pass on, of information.; "She conveyed the message to me"
v. (motion)15. dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shootrun or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard"
~ plungedash violently or with great speed or impetuosity.; "She plunged at it eagerly"
~ shoot down, buck, tear, charge, shootmove quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
~ belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hastenmove fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
v. (perception)16. flashexpose or show briefly.; "he flashed a $100 bill"
~ showmake visible or noticeable.; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
v. (contact)17. flashprotect by covering with a thin sheet of metal.; "flash the roof"
~ coverprovide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
v. (change)18. flashemit a brief burst of light.; "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
~ appearcome into sight or view.; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
adj. 19. brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashytastelessly showy.; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
~ tastelesslacking aesthetic or social taste.