| 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. (perception) | 11. 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. (change) | 12. 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) | 13. 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) | 14. 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) | 15. 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) | 16. 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) | 17. 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) | 18. 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. | 19. 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. |
| plus | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. asset, plus | a useful or valuable quality. |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| ~ resource | a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed.; "the local library is a valuable resource" |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| ~ forte, metier, speciality, specialty, strong point, long suit, strong suit, strength | an asset of special worth or utility.; "cooking is his forte" |
| n. (act) | 2. addition, plus, summation | the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers.; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven" |
| ~ arithmetic operation | a mathematical operation involving numbers. |
| adj. | 3. plus | on the positive side or higher end of a scale.; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus" |
| ~ nonnegative | either positive or zero. |
| ~ positive | greater than zero.; "positive numbers" |
| adj. | 4. plus, positive | involving advantage or good.; "a plus (or positive) factor" |
| ~ advantageous | giving an advantage.; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often" |
| flush | | |
| n. (time) | 1. bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak, prime | the period of greatest prosperity or productivity. |
| ~ period, period of time, time period | an amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| ~ golden age | a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak.; "it was the golden age of cinema" |
| n. (state) | 2. bloom, blush, flush, rosiness | a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health. |
| ~ good health, healthiness | the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease. |
| n. (state) | 3. flush, hot flash | sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders). |
| ~ symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease. |
| n. (group) | 4. flush | a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit. |
| ~ poker hand | the 5 cards held in a game of poker. |
| n. (feeling) | 5. bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill | the swift release of a store of affective force.; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" |
| ~ excitement, exhilaration | the feeling of lively and cheerful joy.; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" |
| n. (event) | 6. flush, gush, outpouring | a sudden rapid flow (as of water).; "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words" |
| ~ flow, flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases). |
| ~ springtide | a swelling rush of anything.; "he rose on the springtide of prosperity" |
| n. (act) | 7. blush, flush | sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty). |
| ~ inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus. |
| v. (body) | 8. blush, crimson, flush, redden | turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame.; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" |
| ~ discolour, discolor, color, colour | change color, often in an undesired manner.; "The shirts discolored" |
| v. (change) | 9. flush | flow freely.; "The garbage flushed down the river" |
| ~ flush down, wash down | flow freely.; "The body washed down the river" |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| v. (perception) | 10. flush | glow or cause to glow with warm color or light.; "the sky flushed with rosy splendor" |
| ~ glow | emit a steady even light without flames.; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden" |
| v. (contact) | 11. even, even out, flush, level | make level or straight.; "level the ground" |
| ~ change surface | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface. |
| ~ grade | level to the right gradient. |
| ~ strickle, strike | smooth with a strickle.; "strickle the grain in the measure" |
| ~ strickle | level off with a strickle in a measuring container.; "strickle sand" |
| v. (change) | 12. flush, purge, scour | rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid.; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" |
| ~ rinse, rinse off | wash off soap or remaining dirt. |
| v. (change) | 13. flush, sluice | irrigate with water from a sluice.; "sluice the earth" |
| ~ souse, soak, dowse, drench, sop, douse | cover with liquid; pour liquid onto.; "souse water on his hot face" |
| v. (change) | 14. flush | cause to flow or flood with or as if with water.; "flush the meadows" |
| ~ irrigate, water | supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams.; "Water the fields" |
| ~ suffuse, perfuse | cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across.; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color" |
| ~ perfuse | force a fluid through (a body part or tissue).; "perfuse a liver with a salt solution" |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| adj. | 15. flush | of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane.; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor" |
| ~ even | being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with).; "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" |
| adj. | 16. affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value.; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" |
| ~ rich | possessing material wealth.; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles" |
| adv. | 17. flush | squarely or solidly.; "hit him flush in the face" |
| adv. | 18. flush | in the same plane.; "set it flush with the top of the table" |
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