flash
English Thesaurus
1. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | lamp, |
| definition | : | an artificial source of visible illumination (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | flash camera, |
| definition | : | a camera with a photoflash attachment (noun.artifact) |
2. a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | patch, |
| definition | : | a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole (noun.artifact) |
3. a momentary brightness (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | brightness, |
| definition | : | the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white (noun.attribute) |
4. a sudden brilliant understanding (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | brainstorm, brainwave, insight, |
| definition | : | the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation (noun.cognition) |
5. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | bulletin, |
| definition | : | a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) (noun.communication) |
6. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | visual signal, |
| definition | : | a signal that involves visual communication (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | star shell, |
| definition | : | an artillery shell containing an illuminant (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bengal light, |
| definition | : | a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | very light, very-light, |
| definition | : | a colored flare fired from a Very pistol (noun.communication) |
7. a gaudy outward display (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | display, |
| definition | : | exhibiting openly in public view (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bluster, bravado, |
| definition | : | a swaggering show of courage (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | exhibitionism, |
| definition | : | extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ritz, |
| definition | : | ostentatious display of elegance (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | splurge, |
| definition | : | an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | pedantry, |
| definition | : | an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning (noun.communication) |
8. a short vivid experience (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | experience, |
| definition | : | an event as apprehended (noun.event) |
9. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy (noun.event)
| hyponym | : | gleam, gleaming, glimmer, |
| definition | : | a flash of light (especially reflected light) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | heat flash, |
| definition | : | a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | lightning, |
| definition | : | the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | streak, |
| definition | : | a sudden flash (as of lightning) (noun.event) |
10. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun.time)
11. appear briefly (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | appear, appear, |
| definition | : | come into sight or view (verb.change) |
12. make known or cause to appear with great speed (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | convey, |
| definition | : | make known; pass on, of information (verb.communication) |
13. protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact) |
14. run or move very quickly or hastily (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, |
| definition | : | move fast (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | plunge, |
| definition | : | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity (verb.motion) |
15. expose or show briefly (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | show, |
| definition | : | make visible or noticeable (verb.perception) |
16. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously (verb.perception)
| hyponym | : | flex, |
| definition | : | exhibit the strength of (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | splurge, |
| definition | : | be showy or ostentatious (verb.perception) |
17. gleam or glow intermittently (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | radiate, |
| definition | : | cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | flick, flicker, |
| definition | : | flash intermittently (verb.perception) |
18. tastelessly showy (adj.all)
| similar | : | tasteless, |
| definition | : | lacking aesthetic or social taste (adj.all) |
19. a momentary brightness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | emit a brief burst of light (verb.change) |
20. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | appear briefly (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | make known or cause to appear with great speed (verb.communication) |
21. a gaudy outward display (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy, |
| definition | : | tastelessly showy (adj.all) |
22. a short vivid experience (noun.event)
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | appear briefly (verb.change) |
23. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy (noun.event)
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | emit a brief burst of light (verb.change) |
24. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun.time)
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | expose or show briefly (verb.perception) |
25. appear briefly (verb.change)
| derivation | : | flash, flashing, |
| definition | : | a short vivid experience (noun.event) |
26. emit a brief burst of light (verb.change)
| derivation | : | blinker, flasher, |
| definition | : | a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | flasher, |
| definition | : | an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | a momentary brightness (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | a sudden intense burst of radiant energy (noun.event) |
27. make known or cause to appear with great speed (verb.communication)
28. run or move very quickly or hastily (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | dash, sprint, |
| definition | : | a quick run (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dart, flit, |
| definition | : | a sudden quick movement (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bolt, dash, |
| definition | : | the act of moving with great haste (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | ice yacht, iceboat, scooter, |
| definition | : | a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | motor scooter, scooter, |
| definition | : | a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | scooter, |
| definition | : | child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot (noun.artifact) |
29. expose or show briefly (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | exhibitionist, flasher, |
| definition | : | someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, |
| definition | : | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun.time) |
30. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | ostentation, |
| definition | : | pretentious or showy or vulgar display (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | flaunt, |
| definition | : | the act of displaying something ostentatiously (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | exhibitionist, show-off, |
| definition | : | someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention (noun.person) |
31. gleam or glow intermittently (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | blinker, flasher, |
| definition | : | a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | a momentary brightness (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | twinkler, |
| definition | : | an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner (noun.object) |
32. tastelessly showy (adj.all)
| derivation | : | garishness, gaudiness, |
| definition | : | strident color or excessive ornamentation (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | shoddiness, trashiness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better (noun.attribute) |
33. a momentary brightness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | emit a brief burst of light (verb.change) |
34. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | appear briefly (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | make known or cause to appear with great speed (verb.communication) |
35. a gaudy outward display (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy, |
| definition | : | tastelessly showy (adj.all) |
36. a short vivid experience (noun.event)
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | appear briefly (verb.change) |
37. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy (noun.event)
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | emit a brief burst of light (verb.change) |
38. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun.time)
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | expose or show briefly (verb.perception) |
39. appear briefly (verb.change)
| derivation | : | flash, flashing, |
| definition | : | a short vivid experience (noun.event) |
40. emit a brief burst of light (verb.change)
| derivation | : | blinker, flasher, |
| definition | : | a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | flasher, |
| definition | : | an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | a momentary brightness (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | a sudden intense burst of radiant energy (noun.event) |
41. make known or cause to appear with great speed (verb.communication)
42. run or move very quickly or hastily (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | dash, sprint, |
| definition | : | a quick run (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dart, flit, |
| definition | : | a sudden quick movement (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bolt, dash, |
| definition | : | the act of moving with great haste (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | ice yacht, iceboat, scooter, |
| definition | : | a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | motor scooter, scooter, |
| definition | : | a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | scooter, |
| definition | : | child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot (noun.artifact) |
43. expose or show briefly (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | exhibitionist, flasher, |
| definition | : | someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, |
| definition | : | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun.time) |
44. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | ostentation, |
| definition | : | pretentious or showy or vulgar display (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | flaunt, |
| definition | : | the act of displaying something ostentatiously (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | exhibitionist, show-off, |
| definition | : | someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention (noun.person) |
45. gleam or glow intermittently (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | blinker, flasher, |
| definition | : | a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | flash, |
| definition | : | a momentary brightness (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | twinkler, |
| definition | : | an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner (noun.object) |
46. tastelessly showy (adj.all)
| derivation | : | garishness, gaudiness, |
| definition | : | strident color or excessive ornamentation (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | shoddiness, trashiness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better (noun.attribute) |
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