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flash

adjective
  1. tastelessly showy
    “a flash car”
    loud
noun
  1. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
    photoflashflash lampflashgunflashbulbflash bulb
  2. a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
    “red flashes adorned the airplane”
  3. a momentary brightness
  4. a sudden brilliant understanding
    “We had a flash of intuition when we finally realized how electricity flows from two terminal ends.”
  5. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
    news bulletinnewsflashnewsbreak
  6. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
    flare
  7. a gaudy outward display
    ostentationfanfare
  8. a short vivid experience
    “a flash of emotion swept over him”
    flashing
  9. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
  10. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
    “if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash”
    wink
verb
  1. appear briefly
    “The headlines flashed on the screen”
    gleam
  2. emit a brief burst of light
    “A shooting star flashed and was gone”
  3. make known or cause to appear with great speed
    “The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts”
  4. protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
    “flash the roof”
  5. run or move very quickly or hastily
    shoot
  6. expose or show briefly
    “They flashed some money and started receiving useful answers.”
  7. display proudly
    swank
  8. gleam or glow intermittently
    “The lights were flashing”
    blink