flash


Meanings

  • a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
  • a momentary brightness
  • a short vivid experience;
    • "a flash of emotion swept over him"
    • "the flashings of pain were a warning"
  • a sudden brilliant understanding;
    • "he had a flash of intuition"
  • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat);
    • "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
  • a gaudy outward display
  • a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
  • a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
  • 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 lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
  • gleam or glow intermittently;
    • "The lights were flashing"
  • appear briefly;
    • "The headlines flashed on the screen"
  • display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously;
  • make known or cause to appear with great speed;
    • "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
  • run or move very quickly or hastily;
  • expose or show briefly;
    • "he flashed a $100 bill"
  • protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal;
    • "flash the roof"
  • emit a brief burst of light;
    • "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
  • tastelessly showy;
    • "a flash car"
    • "a flashy ring"
  • FLASH v -ED -ING, -ES to send forth a sudden burst of light


Scrabble Score: 11

flash is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

flash is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

flash is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

flash is a valid Words With Friends word