Synonyms of flash from BoostVocab

flash

/flæʃ/

Synonyms of flash Antonyms of flash Examples of flash Usage of flash Parts of flash Definition that contains flash Words sounding like flash Explanation of flash

noun
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
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flash bulb flash lamp flashbulb flashgun photoflash

type of:
lamp photographic equipment

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flash camera
noun
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
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"if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

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blink of an eye heartbeat instant jiffy new york minute split second trice twinkling wink

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mo minute moment second bit
noun
a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
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news bulletin newsbreak newsflash

type of:
bulletin
noun
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
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flare

type of:
visual signal
noun
a short vivid experience
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"a flash of emotion swept over him" "the flashings of pain were a warning"

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flashing

type of:
experience
verb
run or move very quickly or hastily
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dart dash scoot scud shoot

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bucket along speed hotfoot step on it belt along pelt along hie race cannonball along rush rush along hasten
adjective
tastelessly showy
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"a flash car" "a flashy ring"

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brassy cheap flashy garish gaudy gimcrack loud meretricious tacky tatty tawdry trashy tasteless
verb
gleam or glow intermittently
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"The lights were flashing"

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blink twinkle wink winkle

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radiate
noun
a gaudy outward display
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fanfare ostentation

type of:
display
verb
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
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flaunt ostentate show off swank

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expose display exhibit
noun
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
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"red flashes adorned the airplane" "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"

type of:
patch
noun
a momentary brightness
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brightness
verb
appear briefly
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"The headlines flashed on the screen"

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appear
noun
a sudden brilliant understanding
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"he had a flash of intuition"

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brainstorm brainwave insight
noun
a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
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occurrence happening natural event occurrent
verb
emit a brief burst of light
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"A shooting star flashed and was gone"

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appear
verb
expose or show briefly
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"he flashed a $100 bill"

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show
verb
make known or cause to appear with great speed
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"The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"

type of:
convey
verb
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
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"flash the roof"

type of:
cover

Synonyms & Similar Words

show bit second minute moment shoot happening cover experience race speed cheap loud rush appear lightning mo lamp instant patch display expose dash spark heartbeat blink exhibit insight flare streak flick flashing convey twinkle tacky wink bulletin scoot glitter sparkle plunge flashy jiffy dart ritz fanfare occurrence brightness tasteless trashy flex flaunt hasten flicker gleaming glimmer twinkling radiate gleam brainstorm bravado scud tawdry gaudy trice newsflash glint flasher splurge newsbreak winkle garish swank brainwave exhibitionism flashbulb tatty ostentation bluster hotfoot hie brassy pedantry flashgun gimcrack meretricious coruscation flash bulb flash lamp photoflash photographic equipment blink of an eye new york minute split second news bulletin visual signal very light bengal light star shell very-light flash back bucket along step on it belt along pelt along cannonball along rush along ostentate show off natural event occurrent heat flash

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