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NGSL Rank: 2482
flash
flaʃ 
Meanings
verb
- shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.E.g. lightning flashed overhead
- move or pass very quickly.E.g. a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face
- display (information or an image) suddenly on a television or computer screen or electronic sign, typically briefly or repeatedly.E.g. the screen flashed up a menu
noun
- a sudden brief burst of bright light.E.g. a flash of lightning
- a sudden or brief manifestation or occurrence of something.E.g. she had a flash of inspiration
- a camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographs in poor light.E.g. an electronic flash
- a platform for producing and displaying animation and video in web browsers.
- ostentatious stylishness or display of wealth.E.g. workwear represents a move away from Eighties designer flash
- excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mould close up, forming a thin projection on the finished object.E.g. flap wheels are ideal for grinding off fibreglass flash
- a rush of water, especially down a weir to take a boat over shallows.
adjective
- ostentatiously stylish or expensive.E.g. a flash new car
- relating to the language used by criminals or prostitutes.
noun
- a water-filled hollow formed by subsidence, especially any of those due to rock salt extraction in or near Cheshire in central England.E.g. sandpits and flashes also attract visiting birds
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