flash in English

noun

1

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

the grenade exploded with a yellow flash of light

synonyms: flare, blaze, burst, gleam, glint, sparkle, flicker, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer

2

a thing that occurs suddenly and within a brief period of time, in particular.

3

a platform for producing and displaying animation and video in web browsers.

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

4

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

an electronic flash

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.

A rotary file in an electric drill motor is the perfect tool for grinding off flash .

verb

1

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

the lights started flashing

synonyms: light up, shine, flare, blaze, gleam, glint, sparkle, burn, blink, wink, flicker, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer, glisten, scintillate, glister, coruscate

2

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

suddenly the screen flashes a message

3

move or pass very quickly.

a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face

synonyms: zoom, streak, tear, shoot, dash, dart, fly, whistle, hurtle, careen, rush, bolt, race, speed, career, whiz, whoosh, buzz, belt, zap, bomb, barrel

adjective

1

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

a flash new car

2

of or relating to thieves, prostitutes, or the underworld, especially their language.

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

flare, blaze, burst, gleam, glint, sparkle, flicker, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer
emblem, insignia, badge, stripe, bar, chevron, brevet, wings
burst, outburst, wave, rush, surge, flush
blink of an eye, jiffy, split second, twinkling, wink, trice, instant, heartbeat
news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash
photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb
flare
ostentation, fanfare
flashing

verb

light up, show off, expose oneself, zoom, dart, blink, ostentate
light up, shine, flare, blaze, gleam, glint, sparkle, burn, blink, wink, flicker, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer, glisten, scintillate, glister, coruscate
show off, flaunt, flourish, display, parade
expose oneself
zoom, streak, tear, shoot, dash, dart, fly, whistle, hurtle, careen, rush, bolt, race, speed, career, whiz, whoosh, buzz, belt, zap, bomb, barrel
dart, scud, dash, scoot, shoot
blink, winkle, wink, twinkle
ostentate, flaunt, swank, show off

adjective

flashy
flashy, gaudy, meretricious, tawdry, tacky, cheap, gimcrack, loud, garish, brassy, tatty, trashy

Use "flash" in a sentence

1. Cryptoquote Challenge, Cryptogram Puzzles, Flash Cryptoquote Game, Flash Cryptogram Game!

2. Converted Flash ads show as “Flash and HTML5” in Google Ads.

3. Flash pulmonary edema?

4. In 2008, Adobe released the tenth version of Flash, Adobe Flash CS4.

5. Blue Flash Nebula

6. MB Flash Memory

7. Electric cables, electric cords, USB hard disk drives, USB flash drives, flash memory

8. (Adobe Flash) (Radio broadcast).

9. If you want to measure data activity on your Flash elements or Flash-based website, see Analytics for Adobe Flash on Analytics Developers.

10. Before the last flash.

11. To convert your Flash ads to HTML5, only upload Flash files to Google Ads.

12. Reduce the muzzle flash

13. Flash back to Dublin, 19

14. A Free flash online stopwatch, quick easy to use flash stopwatch! also a Countdown timer!

15. To create a Bootable USB flash drive Insert a USB flash drive into a running computer

16. Did the flash go off?

17. The flash didn't go off.

18. Lend me a flash light.

19. Flash Card Machine features a free web app for creating and sharing your own flash cards.

20. Keep a hot flash journal.

21. 3 : DOS Flash utility: Features--The flash utility is a combination of AMI and AWARD Bios …

22. WP Cumulus Flash tag Cloud by Roy Tanck and Luke Morton Requires Flash Player 9 or better.

23. Manually install and manage your company's installation of Flash via the Adobe Flash Player MSI (for Chromium).

24. Here is a late news flash.

25. Flash frozen in a secret process.

26. It's typical of these hallucinations that they may come in a flash and disappear in a flash.

27. Arty is somewhat vulnerable to Flash

28. Flash of spangle in the moonlight!

29. It was over in a flash.

30. Flash is Bloodlusted Abandoned Earth Tak

31. Tokyo University develops organic flash memory

32. The camera has a builtin flash.

33. I'll need flash for this shot.

34. What Happens During A Hot Flash?

35. Look for an error that says "Click to enable Adobe Flash Player" or a message about downloading Flash.

36. LED flash and rear-facing camera

37. Have you brought your flashlight / flash?

38. It was done in a flash.

39. A rocket exploded with a blinding flash.

40. Flash light :put the master switch on middle gear, then press the right key on board to flash light.

41. I couldn't find doc savage or flash

42. Our vacation seemed to just flash by.

43. Death ate six cookies in a flash.

44. This flash drive contains a kill code.

45. That's a very flash suit he's wearing.

46. An incredibly loud bang followed the flash.

47. Two shots, they stop in a flash.

48. Rainbow Moonstone 925 Silver Pendant ~ beautiful flash!

49. Adobe Flash Lite enabled viewing Flash content on older smartphones, but has been discontinued and superseded by Adobe AIR.

50. The Adobe Flash plugin lets you hear and see Flash audio and video content on Chrome on your computer.