Synonyms: flash, flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflash
Definition: a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
Similar words: lamp
Definition: an artificial source of visible illumination
Similar words: photographic equipment
Definition: equipment used by a photographer
Synonyms: flash
Definition: a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
Usage: red flashes adorned the airplane; a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to
Similar words: patch
Definition: a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
Synonyms: flash
Definition: a momentary brightness
Similar words: brightness
Definition: the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
Synonyms: flash
Definition: a sudden brilliant understanding
Usage: he had a flash of intuition
Similar words: insight, brainstorm, brainwave
Definition: the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
Synonyms: flash, news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash
Definition: a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
Similar words: bulletin
Definition: a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
Definition: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
Similar words: visual signal
Definition: a signal that involves visual communication
Synonyms: flash, fanfare, ostentation
Definition: a gaudy outward display
Definition: a short vivid experience
Usage: a flash of emotion swept over him; the flashings of pain were a warning
Similar words: experience
Definition: an event as apprehended
Usage: a surprising experience; that painful experience certainly got our attention
Synonyms: flash
Definition: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
Similar words: natural event, occurrence, occurrent, happening
Definition: an event that happens
Synonyms: New York minute, split second, blink of an eye, wink, heartbeat, instant, trice, twinkling, flash, jiffy
Definition: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Usage: if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
Similar words: second, bit, minute, mo, moment
Definition: an indefinitely short time
Usage: wait just a moment; in a mo; it only takes a minute; in just a bit
Synonyms: flash
Definition: appear briefly
Usage: The headlines flashed on the screen
Similar words: appear
Definition: come into sight or view
Usage: He suddenly appeared at the wedding; A new star appeared on the horizon
Synonyms: flash
Definition: emit a brief burst of light
Usage: A shooting star flashed and was gone
Similar words: appear
Definition: come into sight or view
Usage: He suddenly appeared at the wedding; A new star appeared on the horizon
Synonyms: flash
Definition: make known or cause to appear with great speed
Usage: The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts
Similar words: convey
Definition: make known; pass on, of information
Usage: She conveyed the message to me
Synonyms: flash
Definition: protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
Usage: flash the roof
Similar words: cover
Definition: provide with a covering or cause to be covered
Usage: cover her face with a handkerchief; cover the child with a blanket; cover the grave with flowers
Synonyms: shoot, scoot, scud, dart, dash, flash
Definition: run or move very quickly or hastily
Usage: She dashed into the yard
Similar words: hasten, hotfoot, hie, cannonball along, bucket along, pelt along, belt along, step on it, race, speed, rush, rush along
Definition: move fast
Usage: He rushed down the hall to receive his guests; The cars raced down the street
Synonyms: flash
Definition: expose or show briefly
Usage: he flashed a $100 bill
Similar words: show
Definition: make visible or noticeable
Usage: She showed her talent for cooking; Show me your etchings, please
Synonyms: ostentate, flash, flaunt, show off, swank
Definition: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
Usage: he showed off his new sports car
Similar words: display, exhibit, expose
Definition: to show, make visible or apparent
Usage: 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
Synonyms: flash, wink, winkle, blink, twinkle
Definition: gleam or glow intermittently
Usage: The lights were flashing
Similar words: radiate
Definition: cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
Usage: The sun is radiating
Synonyms: meretricious, loud, cheap, brassy, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy, gimcrack
Definition: tastelessly showy
Usage: a flash car; a flashy ring; garish colors; a gaudy costume; loud sport shirts; a meretricious yet stylish book; tawdry ornaments
Similar words: tasteless
Definition: lacking aesthetic or social taste