Noun
1. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
2. a momentary brightness
3. a short vivid experience;
"a flash of emotion swept over him""the flashings of pain were a warning"4. a sudden brilliant understanding;
"he had a flash of intuition"5. 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"6. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
7. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
8. 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"9. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
Verb
1. gleam or glow intermittently;
"The lights were flashing"2. appear briefly;
"The headlines flashed on the screen"3. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously;
"he showed off his new sports car"4. make known or cause to appear with great speed;
"The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"5. run or move very quickly or hastily;
"She dashed into the yard"6. expose or show briefly;
"he flashed a $100 bill"7. protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal;
"flash the roof"8. emit a brief burst of light;
"A shooting star flashed and was gone"