verb make known or cause to appear with great speed.
verb run or move very quickly or hastily.
— synonyms: dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot
verb expose or show briefly.
verb protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal.
verb emit a brief burst of light.
noun a sudden intense burst of radiant energy.
noun a momentary brightness.
noun a short vivid experience.
— synonyms: flashing
noun a sudden brilliant understanding.
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
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.
noun a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph.
— synonyms: photoflash, flash_lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash_bulb
Examples
“I just got my first commando flash.”
“He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise.”