FLASH
\flˈaʃ], \flˈaʃ], \f_l_ˈa_ʃ]\
Definitions of FLASH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
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run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
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a momentary brightness
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a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
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a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
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a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
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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"
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emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
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make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
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protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof"
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expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill"
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display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
By Princeton University
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gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
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a very short time (as the time it takes to blink once); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
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run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
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a momentary brightness
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a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
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a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
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a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
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protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal, as of parts of roofs
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.
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To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash.
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To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily.
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To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light.
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To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind.
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To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b).
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To trick up in a showy manner.
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A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning.
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A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show.
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The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period.
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A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring and giving a fictious strength to liquors.
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Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.
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A pool.
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A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
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Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; - applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry.
By Oddity Software
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To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.
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To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash.
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To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily.
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To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light.
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To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind.
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To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b).
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To trick up in a showy manner.
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A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning.
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A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show.
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The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period.
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A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring and giving a fictious strength to liquors.
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Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.
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A pool.
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A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
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Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; - applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry.
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To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.
By Noah Webster.
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A sudden, quick, fleeting blaze or light; sudden outburst, as of merriment, wit, or passion; an instant.
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To cause to act, burst, or appear suddenly; as, to flash a light; to flash a look.
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To shine with a sudden, quick, fleeting blaze or light; act, or burst forth, suddenly; gleam.
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Pertaining to thieves or their language; cheap and gaudy; sham; showy.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A momentary gleam of light; a sudden burst, as of merriment; a short transient state.
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To break forth, as a sudden light; to break out into intellectual brilliancy; to burst out into violence.
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To cause to flash.
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Vulgarly showy or gaudy, as, a flash dress, a flash style; forged; counterfeit; as, flash notes.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To send or burst forth, as a sudden brilliant light.
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Relating to or connected with thieves or thieves talk; cheap and tawdry; loud.
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A sudden and transient blaze; gleam; outburst, as of wit, anger, etc.
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A moment; instant.
By James Champlin Fernald
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