Flash Definition
flăsh
flashed, flashes, flashing, flashiest
verb
flashed, flashes, flashing
To burst forth into or as if into flame.
American Heritage
To send out (light, etc.) in sudden, brief spurts.
Webster's New World
To sparkle or gleam.
Eyes flashing with anger.
Webster's New World
To speak abruptly, esp. in anger.
Webster's New World
To appear or occur suddenly.
The image flashed onto the screen.
American Heritage
noun
flashes
A sudden, brief light.
Webster's New World
A sudden burst of flame or heat.
Webster's New World
A split second; an instant.
I'll be on my way in a flash.
American Heritage
A brief time; moment.
Webster's New World
A sudden, brief display of thought, understanding, feeling, etc.
A flash of wit.
Webster's New World
adjective
flashiest
Flashy; showy; sporty.
Webster's New World
That flashes; happening swiftly or suddenly.
A flash warning.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to figures of quarterly economic growth released by the government and subject to later revision.
American Heritage
Of thieves or other social outcasts.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to photography using instantaneous illumination.
American Heritage
adverb
Quickly, esp. by means of an intense application of some process, as heating or cooling.
Flash-frozen vegetables.
Webster's New World
pronoun
(computing, trademark) A popular multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages.
Wiktionary
idiom
flash in the pan
- One that promises great success but fails.
American Heritage
flash in the pan
- a person, effort, etc. that is successful or famous for only a short time
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Flash
Noun
Singular:
flash
Plural:
flashesAdjective
Base Form:
flash
Superlative:
flashiestIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Flash
Origin of Flash
From the Middle English word flashen (“to splash”), a variant of flasken, which was likely of imitative origin.
From Wiktionary
Middle English flashen to splash variant of flasken of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
flash
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