• a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
• 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"
• a momentary brightness
• a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a Flash of intuition"
• a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
• a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
• a short vivid experience; "a Flash of emotion swept over him"; "the Flashings of pain were a warning"
• a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
• 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"
• appear briefly; "The headlines Flashed on the screen"
• emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star Flashed and was gone"
• make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is Flashed to all command posts"
• protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "Flash the roof"
• run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
• expose or show briefly; "he Flashed a $100 bill"
• display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
• gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were Flashing"
• tastelessly showy; "a Flash car"; "a Flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

'Flash' in other languages