1.a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
2.a momentary brightness
3.a short vivid experience;
a flash of emotion swept over him
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
9.a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
10.tastelessly showy;
a flash car
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