Definitions for flash
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Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. flash(noun)

   a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

2. flash(noun)

   a momentary brightness

3. flash, flashing(noun)

   a short vivid experience

   "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"

4. flash(noun)

   a sudden brilliant understanding

   "he had a flash of intuition"

5. blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute(noun)

   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"

6. ostentation, fanfare, flash(noun)

   a gaudy outward display

7. flare, flash(noun)

   a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

8. news bulletin, newsflash, flash, newsbreak(noun)

   a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

9. flash(noun)

   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"

10. flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb(adj)

    a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

11. brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy(verb)

    tastelessly showy

    "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

12. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle(verb)

    gleam or glow intermittently

    "The lights were flashing"

13. flash(verb)

    appear briefly

    "The headlines flashed on the screen"

14. flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank(verb)

    display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

    "he showed off his new sports car"

15. flash(verb)

    make known or cause to appear with great speed

    "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"

16. dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot(verb)

    run or move very quickly or hastily

    "She dashed into the yard"

17. flash(verb)

    expose or show briefly

    "he flashed a $100 bill"

18. flash(verb)

    protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

    "flash the roof"

19. flash(verb)

    emit a brief burst of light

    "A shooting star flashed and was gone"

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1. Flash(n.)

   (Journalism) A short news item providing recently received and usually preliminary information about an event that is considered important enough to interrupt normal broadcasting or other news delivery services; also called a news flash or bulletin.

2. Flash(n.)

   The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period; as, I'll be back in a flash.

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. flash(Noun)

   A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.

2. flash(Noun)

   A language, created by a repressed minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class; for example, Ebonics.

3. flash(Noun)

   A very short amount of time.

4. flash(Noun)

   Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.

5. flash(Noun)

   The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.

6. flash(Noun)

   A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.

7. flash(Verb)

   To briefly illuminate a scene.

   He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise.

8. flash(Verb)

   To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.

   The light flashed on and off.

9. flash(Verb)

   To be visible briefly.

   The scenery flashed by quickly.

10. flash(Verb)

    To make visible briefly.

    A number will be flashed on the screen.

11. flash(Verb)

    To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.

    He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills.

12. flash(Verb)

    To communicate quickly.

    The news services flashed the news about the end of the war to all corners of the globe.

13. flash(Verb)

    To write to the memory of an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge.

14. flash(Verb)

    To expose one's naked body or underwear, or part of it, in public briefly.

15. flash(Verb)

    To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.

16. flash(Verb)

    to perform a flash.

17. flash(Verb)

    To move, or cause to move, suddenly

18. flash(Adjective)

    Expensive looking and attention worthy; stylish.

19. flash(Adjective)

    Having plenty of ready money

20. flash(Adjective)

    Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.

21. Flash(ProperNoun)

    A popular multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages.

Origin: From the word flashen (to splash), a variant of flasken, which was likely of imitative origin.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Flash(verb)

   to burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed

2. Flash(verb)

   to break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash

3. Flash(verb)

   to burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily

4. Flash(verb)

   to send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light

5. Flash(verb)

   to convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind

6. Flash(verb)

   to cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b)

7. Flash(noun)

   to trick up in a showy manner

8. Flash(noun)

   to strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash

9. Flash(noun)

   a sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning

10. Flash(noun)

    a sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show

11. Flash(noun)

    the time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period

12. Flash(noun)

    a preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring and giving a fictious strength to liquors

13. Flash(adj)

    showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery

14. Flash(adj)

    wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry

15. Flash(noun)

    slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes

16. Flash(noun)

    a pool

17. Flash(noun)

    a reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal

Origin: [Perh. due to confusion between flash of light and plash, splash.]

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1. Flash

   The Flash is a name shared by several fictional comic book superheroes from the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1. Nicknamed the Scarlet Speedster, all incarnations of the Flash possess "super-speed", which includes the ability to run and move extremely fast, use superhuman reflexes and seemingly violate certain laws of physics. Thus far, four different characters—each of whom somehow gained the power of "super-speed"—have assumed the identity of the Flash: Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and Bart Allen. Before Wally and Bart's ascension to the mantle of the Flash, they were both Flash protégés under the same name Kid Flash. The second incarnation of the Flash, Barry Allen, is generally considered the first hero of the Silver Age of comic books and the superhero has remained one of DC's most popular ever since. Each version of the Flash has been a key member of at least one of DC's premier teams: the Justice Society of America, the Justice League, and the Teen Titans. Wally West has recently rejoined the Justice League, and Barry Allen recently returned to life in the pages of Final Crisis.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Flash

   flash, n. a momentary gleam of light: a sudden burst, as of merriment: a short transient state.—v.i. to break forth, as a sudden light: to break out into intellectual brilliancy: to burst out into violence.—v.t. to cause to flash: to expand, as blown glass, into a disc: to send by some startling or sudden means.—n. Flash′-house, a brothel.—adv. Flash′ily.—ns. Flash′iness; Flash′ing, the act of blazing: a sudden burst, as of water; Flash′-point, the temperature at which an inflammable liquid takes fire—in the case of petroleum, &c., ascertained by placing oil in a vessel called a tester (used open and closed), and heating it up to a point at which sufficient vapour is generated as to give off a small flash when a light is applied to it.—adj. Flash′y, dazzling for a moment: showy but empty: (Milt.) vapid: gay—also Flash, vulgarly showy, gay but tawdry: pertaining to thieves, vagabonds, &c., as the 'flash language'=thieves' cant or slang: 'flash notes'=counterfeit notes.—Flash in the pan (see Pan). [Prob. imit.; cf. Sw. prov. flasa, to blaze.]

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'flash' in Nouns Frequency: #2782

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'flash' in Verbs Frequency: #800

Anagrams for flash »

1. halfs

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flash in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of flash in a Sentence

1. Robert Engle:

   This changes the findings, the history of the flash crash.

2. The NHC:

   These rains could result in life-threatening flash floods and mud slides.

3. juan gomez:

   One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.

4. Henri Poincare:

   Thought is only a flash between two long nights, but this flash is everything.

5. Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell:

   We might have gone in through a side door, we would not have used a flash bang.

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