Definitions
noun
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
noun
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
“red flashes adorned the airplane”
noun
a momentary brightness
verb
appear briefly
“The headlines flashed on the screen”
noun
a sudden brilliant understanding
“he had a flash of intuition”
noun
a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
verb
emit a brief burst of light
“A shooting star flashed and was gone”
verb
expose or show briefly
“he flashed a $100 bill”
verb
make known or cause to appear with great speed
“The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts”
verb
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
“flash the roof”
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”
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