Sekirov Dictionary

flash

/flæʃ/

verb23

  1. to make a light shine for a moment, or make it go on and off
  2. To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
  3. (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
  4. To be visible briefly.
  5. To make visible briefly.
  6. To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
    • He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills.
  7. To show a gang sign or similar hand gesture.
  8. (informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
  9. To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
  10. To communicate quickly.
  11. To send by some startling or sudden means.
  12. To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
  13. To flash back.
  14. To burst out into violence.
  15. To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
  16. To perform a flash.
  17. (old-fashioned) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
  18. To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
  19. To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
  20. To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
  21. To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
  22. (no longer used) To trick up in a showy manner.
  23. (no longer used) To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.

noun23

  1. A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
  2. (figurative) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
  3. A very short amount of time.
  4. Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
  5. A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
  6. The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
  7. (figurative) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
  8. Clipping of flash memory.
  9. (US, informal) A flashlight; an electric torch.
  10. (old-fashioned) A newsflash.
  11. (UK) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
  12. A form of military insignia.
  13. The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
  14. A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
  15. Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
  16. Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
  17. Ellipsis of hook flash.
  18. A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
  19. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
  20. A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
  21. A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
  22. 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.
  23. (no longer used) A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for colouring liquor to make it look stronger.

adjective5

  1. (UK) Liable to show off expensive possessions or money.
  2. (UK, slang) Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
  3. Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.
  4. (UK) Having plenty of ready money.
  5. (slang, no longer used) Relating to thieves and vagabonds.
forms

flashed · flasht · flashing · flashes · more flash · flashest · flashiest · most flash

Phrases with flash

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