flashes

flash

• n.
  • a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
  • a momentary brightness
  • a short vivid experience

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

    同义词：flashing

  • a sudden brilliant understanding

    "he had a flash of intuition"

  • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)

    "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

    同义词：blink of an eyeheartbeatinstantjiffysplit secondtricetwinklingwinkNew York minute

  • a gaudy outward display

    同义词：ostentationfanfare

  • a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

    同义词：flare

  • a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

    同义词：news bulletinnewsflashnewsbreak

  • 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"

  • a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

    同义词：photoflashflash lampflashgunflashbulbflash bulb

• v.
  • gleam or glow intermittently

    "The lights were flashing"

    同义词：blinkwinktwinklewinkle

  • appear briefly

    "The headlines flashed on the screen"

  • display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

    同义词：flauntshow offostentateswank

  • make known or cause to appear with great speed

    "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"

  • run or move very quickly or hastily

    同义词：dartdashscootscudshoot

  • expose or show briefly

    "he flashed a $100 bill"

  • protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

    "flash the roof"

  • emit a brief burst of light

    "A shooting star flashed and was gone"

• adj.tastelessly showy

  "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"

  同义词：brassycheapflashygarishgaudygimcrackloudmeretricioustackytattytawdrytrashy