Flash Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Flash? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Words starting with Flash, Synonyms, Words ending with Flash, Derivations, Antonyms, Related sentences, Example sentences, How to pronounce and more...

Flash meaning

Word: Flash

How to pronounce: flæʃ

Verb

Definitions:

1. (of a light or something that reflects light) shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Example sentences: "The lights started flashing"

2. Move or pass very quickly.

Example sentences: "A look of terror flashed across Kirov's face"

3. Display (an image, words, or information) suddenly on a television or computer screen or electronic sign, typically briefly or repeatedly.

Example sentences: "Suddenly the screen flashes a message"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A sudden brief burst of bright light or a sudden glint from a reflective surface.

Example sentences: "A lightning flash"

2. A sudden instance or manifestation of a quality, understanding, or humor.

Example sentences: "She had a flash of inspiration"

3. A camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographs in poor light.

Example sentences: "An electronic flash"

4. A platform for producing and displaying animation and video in web browsers.

Example sentences: "We still do a lot of personal research and development work with Flash and our websites are really popular."

5. Excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mold close up, forming a thin projection on the finished object.

Example sentences: "Flap wheels are ideal for grinding off fiberglass flash"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. (of a thing) ostentatiously expensive, elaborate, or up to date.

2. Relating to thieves, prostitutes, or the underworld, especially their language.

Example sentences: "This is the story of an extraordinary quest by two women - one the wife of a journalist, and the other a young girl who had been sold to a flash house when she was just 10 years old."

Noun

Definitions:

1. A water-filled hollow formed by subsidence, especially any of those due to rock salt extraction in or near Cheshire in central England.


Synonyms:

outbreak

outburst

flashlight

burst

explosion

flurry

eruption

lightning

storm

flare

flush

blaze

hot flash

flash lamp

flashgun

blink

moment

jiffy

instant

trice

heartbeat

minute

flashbulb

photoflash

flashguns

twinkle

flicker

wink

dart

splendor

twinkling

flare up

burst out

fit

display

show off

expose

fleeting

winkle

gush

spurt

meretricious


Derivations:

flashing

flasher

flashed

flashy

flashback


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Turkish: Flaş


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