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flash

flash

87 3.4
A short news message giving immediate information
  • noun
  • /flæʃ/
translation icon : flash informativo
  • Oh, I forgot, guys, news flash, did you guys see the NBA media day?

Also, news flash, babies cry, my guy.

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Examples

Synonyms

bulletin
vsflash
  • Literature
133 3.7

A short official statement giving urgent news

is for quick live updates about unfolding events rather than formal reports
newsflash
vsflash
  • Literature
11 3.1

A short, sudden announcement about important breaking news

focuses on giving immediate updates about ongoing developments
news bulletin
vsflash
  • Literature
11 2.9

A short announcement of the latest news on radio or TV

focuses on immediate developing events rather than formal announcements
newsbreak
vsflash
  • Literature
4 4.2

A short break on TV or radio to report important news

gives immediate information without implying a programming interruption

Idioms

in a flash
  • Informal
35 2.5

Very quickly in a single moment

flash in the pan
  • Informal
4 7.2

A person or thing that has a short time of success and then people forget them

quick as a flash
  • Informal
1 2.0

Happen very fast

Compounds

hot flash
  • Specialized
20 5.1

A sudden hot feeling and heavy sweating that often happens during menopause

15 3.7

A sudden rise of water that covers land after heavy rain

9 1.7

A small paper card with words or pictures shown quickly to help you learn

flash mob
  • Texting
9 4.6

A group of people who suddenly gather in public to perform a planned unusual act and then leave

3 7.7

A time when a situation can suddenly become violent or very dangerous

flash memory
  • Specialized
3 4.2

An electronic chip that stores data even when the power is off

2 2.2

A short bright light that brightens a scene when you take a photo

flash bulb
  • Archaic
1 3.5

A small lamp that gives a very bright short light for taking photos

flash-forward
  • Literature
1 7.5

A scene in a book or film that jumps ahead to show events in the future

1 3.0

A camera with a built-in light to brighten people or things in low light

flash point
  • Specialized
1 7.5

The lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapor to catch fire in air

flash-frozen
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Frozen very quickly to keep flavor and nutrients

flash butt welding
  • Specialized
8.9

A process that joins two metal pieces by melting their ends with electricity, often used for rails or pipes

flash lamp
  • Archaic
4.6

A small device that makes a short bright light for taking photos

flash welding
  • Specialized
7.1

To join two metal pieces by heating their ends with electricity until they melt and pushing them together

heat flash
  • Specialized
7.6

A very short, strong burst of heat from an explosion that can burn things nearby

shoulder flash
  • Specialized
6.8

A cloth badge worn on the shoulder of a military uniform that shows a soldier's unit

How Urgent

breaking story
  • Specialized
13 3.2
flash
87 3.4
bulletin
  • Literature
133 3.7
update
753 2.8

Surface Forms

flash singular
flashes plural

Etymology

Flash was used for a quick bright signal, so a news flash is a short, urgent announcement about something happening now. That's why a news flash gives fast, immediate information.