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Flash (Noun)

Meaning 1

A gaudy outward display.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Ostentation
  • Fanfare

Hypernyms

  • Display

Hyponyms

  • Pedantry
  • Splurge
  • Bluster
  • Ritz
  • Bravado
  • Exhibitionism

Related Words

  • Flash (adjective)
  • Flashy (adjective)

Meaning 2

A short news announcement concerning some on-going news story.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Newsbreak
  • News Bulletin
  • Newsflash

Hypernyms

  • Bulletin

Related Words

  • Flash (verb)

Meaning 3

A sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition".

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Hypernyms

  • Brainwave
  • Brainstorm

Meaning 4

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Synonyms

  • Heartbeat
  • Split Second
  • Wink
  • Trice
  • Instant
  • Blink Of An Eye
  • New York Minute
  • Jiffy
  • Twinkling

Hypernyms

  • Bit
  • Second
  • Minute
  • Moment

Related Words

  • Flash (verb)

Meaning 5

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Meaning 6

A momentary brightness.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Related Words

  • Flash (verb)

Meaning 7

A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Photoflash
  • Flash Bulb
  • Flashgun
  • Flash Lamp
  • Flashbulb

Meaning 8

A sudden intense burst of radiant energy.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Hypernyms

  • Occurrent
  • Natural Event
  • Occurrence

Hyponyms

  • Gleaming
  • Coruscation
  • Glimmer
  • Spark
  • Sparkle
  • Glint

Related Words

  • Flash (verb)

Meaning 9

A short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Synonyms

  • Flashing

Related Words

  • Flash (verb)

Meaning 10

A burst of light used to communicate or illuminate.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Flare

Hypernyms

  • Visual Signal

Hyponyms

  • Star Shell
  • Bengal Light
  • Very Light
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