intransitive verb:
1: RUSH, DASH— used of flowing water
2: to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare
3a: to appear suddenly (an idea flashes into her mind)
3b: to move with great speed (the days flash by)
4a: to break forth or out so as to make a sudden display (the sun flashed from behind a cloud)
4b: to act or speak vehemently and suddenly especially in anger
5a: to give off light suddenly or in transient bursts
5b: to glow or gleam especially with animation or passion (her eyes flashed with anger)
6: to change suddenly or violently into vapor (hot water flashing to steam under reduced pressure)
7: to expose one's genitals usually suddenly and briefly in public
8: to have sudden insight— often used with on

transitive verb:
1a archaic: SPLASH b : to fill by a sudden inflow of water
2a: to cause the sudden appearance of (light) b: to cause to burst violently into flame
c(1): to cause (light) to reflect (2): to cause (as a mirror) to reflect light
(3): to cause (a lamp) to flash d: to convey by means of flashes of light
3a : to make known or cause to appear with great speed (flash a message on the screen)
b: to display obtrusively and ostentatiously (always flashing a roll of bills)
c: to expose to view suddenly and briefly (flashed a badge)
4: to cover with or form into a thin layer: as (a): to protect against rain by covering with sheet metal or
(b): to coat (as glass) with a thin layer (as of metal or a differently colored glass)
5: to subject (an exposed photographic negative or positive) to a supplementary uniform exposure
to light before development in order to modify detail or tone

Synonyms:
FLASH, GLEAM, GLINT, SPARKLE, GLITTER, GLISTEN, GLIMMER, SHIMMER mean to send forth light.
FLASH implies a sudden and transient outburst of bright light (lightning flashed).
GLEAM suggests a steady light seen through an obscuring medium or against a dark background
(lights gleamed in the valley).
GLINT implies a cold glancing light (glinting steel).
SPARKLE suggests innumerable moving points of bright light (the sparkling waters of the gulf).
GLITTER connotes a brilliant sparkling or gleaming (glittering diamonds).
GLISTEN applies to the soft sparkle from a wet or oily surface (glistening rain-drenched sidewalks).
GLIMMER suggests a faint or wavering gleam (a distant glimmering light).
SHIMMER implies a soft tremulous gleaming or a blurred reflection (a shimmering satin dress).

noun (Date: 1566):
1a: a sudden burst of light b: a movement of a flag in signaling
2: a sudden and often brilliant burst (a flash of wit)
3: a brief time (I'll be back in a flash)
4a: SHOW, DISPLAY; especially: a vulgar ostentatious display
4b archaic: a showy ostentatious person
4c: one that attracts notice; especially: an outstanding athlete 4d: PIZZAZZ
5 obsolete: thieves' slang
6: something flashed : as a: GLIMPSE, LOOK b: SMILE c: a first brief news report
d: FLASHLIGHT: a quick-spreading flame or momentary intense outburst of radiant heat
e: FLASHLIGHT: a device for producing a flashlight for taking photographs
7: RUSH
8: the rapid conversion of a liquid into vapor

adjective (Date: circa 1700):
1a: FLASHY, SHOWY b: of, relating to, or characteristic of flashy people or things
c: of, relating to, or characteristic of persons considered social outcasts (flash language)
2a: of sudden origin and short duration (a flash fire)
2b: involving very brief exposure to an intense altering agent (as heat or cold)
[flash drying of milk] [flash freezing of food]

flash back (intransitive verb, 1944):
1: to focus one's mind on or vividly remember a past time or incident— usually used with to
2: to employ a flashback (as in a film)—usually used with to

flash card (noun, 1923):
a card bearing words, numbers, or pictures that is briefly displayed
(as by a teacher to a class) usually as a learning aid

flash flood (noun, 1940):
a local flood of great volume and short duration generally resulting
from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity

flash-forward (noun, 1949):
interruption of chronological sequence (as in a film or literary work) by interjection
of events of future occurrence; also : an instance of flash-forward

flash in the pan (1901):
Etymology: from the firing of the priming in the pan of a flintlock
musket without discharging the piece
1: a sudden spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing
2: one that appears promising but turns out to be disappointing or worthless

flash point (noun, 1878):
1: the lowest temperature at which vapors above a volatile combustible
substance ignite in air when exposed to flame
2: a point at which someone or something bursts suddenly into action or being

green flash (noun, 1912):
a momentary green appearance of the uppermost part of the sun's disk
at sunrise or sunset that results from atmospheric refraction

hot flash (noun, 1910):
a sudden brief flushing and sensation of heat caused by dilation of skin capillaries
usually associated with menopausal endocrine imbalance— called also hot flush

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