flash
/flæʃ/ noun C2- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- A very short amount of time.
- A flashlight; an electric torch.
- A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
Plural flashes
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
When we got into the train at Charlottetown and the red roads began to flash past I asked Mrs.
The smell of hot metal remained to assure us that the light was still there, ready to flash out at a moment’s notice.
He did not move at the sound of the door, and continued his calculations until the flash of the torches lighted up with an unwonted glare the sombre walls of his cell; then, raising his head, he perceived with astonishment the number of persons present.
Then, when I flash a light upon them, close in swiftly.
Other matches
- flash Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously. B1
- flash To cause to shine briefly or intermittently. B2
- flash A pool of water, in some areas especially one t... B2
- flash around To make an ostentatious show of
- flash back To recall or remember something
- flash forward To move forward in time.
- flash over To undergo flashing
- flash up To appear suddenly on a screen.
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