flash

(noun) a sudden intense burst of radiant energy.

(noun) a momentary brightness.

(noun) a short vivid experience. Synonyms: flashing. Examples: "A flash of emotion swept over him." "The flashings of pain were a warning."

(noun) a sudden brilliant understanding. Examples: "He had a flash of intuition."

(noun) a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat). Synonyms: blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute. Examples: "If i had the chance i'd do it in a flash."

(noun) a gaudy outward display. Synonyms: ostentation, fanfare.

(noun) a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate. Synonyms: flare.

(noun) a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story. Synonyms: news bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak.

(noun) a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification. Examples: "Red flashes adorned the airplane." "A flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to."

(noun) a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph. Synonyms: photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb.

(verb) gleam or glow intermittently. Synonyms: blink, wink, twinkle, winkle. Examples: "The lights were flashing."

(verb) appear briefly. Examples: "The headlines flashed on the screen."

(verb) display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously. Synonyms: flaunt, show off, ostentate, swank. Examples: "He showed off his new sports car."

(verb) make known or cause to appear with great speed. Examples: "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts."

(verb) run or move very quickly or hastily. Synonyms: dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot. Examples: "She dashed into the yard."

(verb) expose or show briefly. Examples: "He flashed a $100 bill."

(verb) protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal. Examples: "Flash the roof."

(verb) emit a brief burst of light. Examples: "A shooting star flashed and was gone."

(adj) tastelessly showy. Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy. Examples: "A flash car." "A flashy ring." "Garish colors." "A gaudy costume." "Loud sport shirts." "A meretricious yet stylish book." "Tawdry ornaments."