Flash Meaning

There are 19 meaning(s) for word Flash

Meaning 1 : a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

    Synonyms : flash bulb,  flash lamp,  flashbulb,  flashgun,  photoflash
Meaning 2 : a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

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

    Synonyms : blink of an eye,  heartbeat,  instant,  jiffy,  new york minute,  split second,  trice,  twinkling,  wink
Meaning 3 : a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

    Synonyms : news bulletin,  newsbreak,  newsflash
Meaning 4 : a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

    Synonyms : flare
Meaning 5 : a short vivid experience

    Example : a flash of emotion swept over him,the flashings of pain were a warning

    Synonyms : flashing
Meaning 6 : run or move very quickly or hastily

    Synonyms : dart,  dash,  scoot,  scud,  shoot
Meaning 7 : tastelessly showy

    Example : a flash car,a flashy ring

    Synonyms : brassy,  cheap,  flashy,  garish,  gaudy,  gimcrack,  loud,  meretricious,  tacky,  tatty,  tawdry,  trashy
Meaning 8 : gleam or glow intermittently

    Example : The lights were flashing

    Synonyms : blink,  twinkle,  wink,  winkle
Meaning 9 : a gaudy outward display

    Synonyms : fanfare,  ostentation
Meaning 10 : display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

    Synonyms : flaunt,  ostentate,  show off,  swank
Meaning 11 : a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

    Example : red flashes adorned the airplane,a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to

Meaning 12 : a momentary brightness

Meaning 13 : appear briefly

    Example : The headlines flashed on the screen

Meaning 14 : a sudden brilliant understanding

    Example : he had a flash of intuition

Meaning 15 : a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

Meaning 16 : emit a brief burst of light

    Example : A shooting star flashed and was gone

Meaning 17 : expose or show briefly

    Example : he flashed a $100 bill

Meaning 18 : make known or cause to appear with great speed

    Example : The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts

Meaning 19 : protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

    Example : flash the roof

How to Pronounce Flash

  • flæʃ