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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" gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill" protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof" make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts" emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone" appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen" a sudden intense burst of radiant energy 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 momentary brightness a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I''d do it in a flash" a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" tasteless run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" |
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