flash
1. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy (Freq. 7) • Hypernyms: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event • Hyponyms: flicker, spark, glint, gleam, gleaming, gleaming, glitter, sparkle, coruscation, heat flash, lightning, streak 2. a momentary brightness (Freq. 6) • Hypernyms: brightness 3. a short vivid experience (Freq. 1) - a flash of emotion swept over him - the flashings of pain were a warning • Syn: flashing • Derivationally related forms: flash (for: flashing) • Hypernyms: experience 4. a sudden brilliant understanding (Freq. 1) - he had a flash of intuition • Hypernyms: insight, brainstorm, brainwave 5. 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 • Syn: blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute • Hypernyms: moment, mo, minute, second, bit 6. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate • Syn: flare • Hypernyms: visual signal • Hyponyms: star shell, Bengal light, Very light, Very-light 7. a gaudy outward display • Syn: ostentation, fanfare • Derivationally related forms: flashy, ostentatious (for: ostentation), ostentate (for: ostentation) • Hypernyms: display • Hyponyms: bravado, bluster, exhibitionism, ritz, splurge, pedantry 8. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story • Syn: news bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak • Hypernyms: bulletin 9. 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 • Hypernyms: patch 10. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph • Syn: photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb • Hypernyms: lamp, photographic equipment • Part Holonyms: flash camera
1. gleam or glow intermittently (Freq. 9) - The lights were flashing • Syn: blink, wink, twinkle, winkle • Derivationally related forms: twinkle (for: twinkle), twinkler (for: twinkle), blinker (for: blink), flasher • Hypernyms: radiate • Hyponyms: flicker, flick • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s something - Lights flash on the horizon - The horizon is flashing with lights 2. appear briefly (Freq. 6) - The headlines flashed on the screen • Derivationally related forms: flashing • Hypernyms: appear • Verb Frames: - Something is ----ing PP - Somebody ----s PP 3. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously (Freq. 3) - he showed off his new sports car • Syn: flaunt, show off, ostentate, swank • Derivationally related forms: ostentation (for: ostentate), show-off (for: show off), flaunt (for: flaunt) • Hypernyms: expose, exhibit, display • Hyponyms: flex, splurge • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody 4. make known or cause to appear with great speed (Freq. 3) - The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts • Hypernyms: convey • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 5. run or move very quickly or hastily (Freq. 2) - She dashed into the yard • Syn: dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot • See Also: flash back • Derivationally related forms: scooter (for: scoot), dash (for: dash), dart (for: dart) • Hypernyms: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, speed, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it • Hyponyms: plunge • Verb Group: tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck • Verb Frames: - Something is ----ing PP - Somebody ----s PP 6. expose or show briefly (Freq. 1) - he flashed a $100 bill • Derivationally related forms: flasher • Hypernyms: show • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s something 7. protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal - flash the roof • Hypernyms: cover • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 8. emit a brief burst of light - A shooting star flashed and was gone • Derivationally related forms: flasher • Hypernyms: appear • Verb Frames: - Something ----s
tastelessly showy - a flash car - a flashy ring - garish colors - a gaudy costume - loud sport shirts - a meretricious yet stylish book - tawdry ornaments • Syn: brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gaudy, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy • Similar to: tasteless • Derivationally related forms: trashiness (for: trashy), tawdriness (for: tawdry), tat (for: tatty), tackiness (for: tacky), meretriciousness (for: meretricious), loudness (for: loud), gaud (for: gaudy), gaudiness (for: gaudy), garishness (for: garish), flashiness (for: flashy), cheapness (for: cheap)
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