| twinkle | | |
| n. (event) | 1. scintillation, sparkling, twinkle | a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash. |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. light, spark, sparkle, twinkle | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance.; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes" |
| ~ verve, vitality | an energetic style. |
| ~ expression, look, face, facial expression, aspect | the feelings expressed on a person's face.; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" |
| v. (perception) | 3. blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle | gleam or glow intermittently.; "The lights were flashing" |
| ~ flick, flicker | flash intermittently.; "The lights flicked on and off" |
| ~ radiate | cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays.; "The sun is radiating" |
| v. (weather) | 4. scintillate, twinkle, winkle | emit or reflect light in a flickering manner.; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" |
| ~ celestial body, heavenly body | natural objects visible in the sky. |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| ~ scintillate | give off.; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" |
| flash | | |
| n. (event) | 1. flash | a sudden intense burst of radiant energy. |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ flicker, glint, spark | a momentary flash of light. |
| ~ gleaming, glimmer, gleam | a flash of light (especially reflected light). |
| ~ coruscation, glitter, sparkle | the occurrence of a small flash or spark. |
| ~ heat flash | a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion). |
| ~ lightning | the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more. |
| ~ streak | a sudden flash (as of lightning). |
| n. (attribute) | 2. flash | a momentary brightness. |
| ~ brightness | the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white. |
| n. (event) | 3. flash, flashing | a short vivid experience.; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" |
| ~ experience | an event as apprehended.; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. flash | a sudden brilliant understanding.; "he had a flash of intuition" |
| ~ brainstorm, brainwave, insight | the 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, wink | 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" |
| ~ mo, minute, moment, second, bit | an indefinitely short time.; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" |
| n. (communication) | 6. fanfare, flash, ostentation | a gaudy outward display. |
| ~ display | exhibiting openly in public view.; "a display of courage" |
| ~ bravado, bluster | a swaggering show of courage. |
| ~ exhibitionism | extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself. |
| ~ ritz | ostentatious display of elegance.; "they put on the ritz" |
| ~ splurge | an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.). |
| ~ pedantry | an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning. |
| n. (communication) | 7. flare, flash | a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate. |
| ~ visual signal | a signal that involves visual communication. |
| ~ star shell | an artillery shell containing an illuminant. |
| ~ bengal light | a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework. |
| ~ very-light, very light | a colored flare fired from a Very pistol. |
| n. (communication) | 8. flash, news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash | a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story. |
| ~ bulletin | a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast). |
| n. (artifact) | 9. flash | a 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" |
| ~ patch | a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. flash, flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflash | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph. |
| ~ flash camera | a camera with a photoflash attachment. |
| ~ lamp | an artificial source of visible illumination. |
| ~ photographic equipment | equipment used by a photographer. |
| v. (change) | 11. flash | appear briefly.; "The headlines flashed on the screen" |
| ~ appear | come into sight or view.; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" |
| v. (perception) | 12. flash, flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank | display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously.; "he showed off his new sports car" |
| ~ display, exhibit, expose | to 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" |
| ~ flex | exhibit the strength of.; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility" |
| ~ splurge | be showy or ostentatious. |
| v. (communication) | 13. flash | make known or cause to appear with great speed.; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts" |
| ~ convey | make known; pass on, of information.; "She conveyed the message to me" |
| v. (motion) | 14. dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| ~ plunge | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity.; "She plunged at it eagerly" |
| ~ shoot down, buck, tear, charge, shoot | move 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, hasten | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| v. (perception) | 15. flash | expose or show briefly.; "he flashed a $100 bill" |
| ~ show | make visible or noticeable.; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
| v. (contact) | 16. flash | protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal.; "flash the roof" |
| ~ cover | provide 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) | 17. flash | emit a brief burst of light.; "A shooting star flashed and was gone" |
| ~ appear | come into sight or view.; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" |
| adj. | 18. brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy | tastelessly showy.; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" |
| ~ tasteless | lacking aesthetic or social taste. |
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