flash
adj : tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
[syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack},
{loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
n 1: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
2: a momentary brightness
3: a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over
him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" [syn: {flashing}]
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"
[syn: {blink of an eye}, {heartbeat}, {instant}, {jiffy},
{split second}, {trice}, {twinkling}, {wink}, {New York
minute}]
6: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn: {flare}]
7: a short news announcement concerning some on-going news
story [syn: {news bulletin}, {newsflash}, {newsbreak}]
8: a bright patch of color used for decoration or
identification; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a
flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged
to"
9: a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
[syn: {photoflash}, {flash lamp}, {flashgun}, {flashbulb},
{flash bulb}]
v 1: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
[syn: {blink}, {wink}, {twinkle}, {winkle}]
2: appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
3: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he
showed off his new sports car" [syn: {flaunt}, {show off},
{ostentate}, {swank}]
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" [syn: {dart}, {dash}, {scoot}, {scud}, {shoot}]
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"
Source: WordNet® 2.0
