to flash
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8.4
- verb
- /flæʃ/
- Specialized
- We just flash a little metal, grab our Scottie, get the hell out of here.
- flash the roof
- flash around the door
Examples
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And who used to run up to the roof of our first apartment building to flash the traffic helicopters?
Fiction book (1999) -
To prevent water from entering the roof joints, the contractor used a special material to flash the vulnerable areas.
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When installing the roof, it is important to flash around vents to ensure that no moisture gets through.
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The builders were careful to flash the seams where the roof met the walls to protect against leaks.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
7
7.2
A person or thing that has a short time of success and then people forget them
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
4
7.0
To show off expensive things, like a watch or car, to impress other people
Compounds
- Specialized
24
5.1
A sudden hot feeling and heavy sweating that often happens during menopause
- Texting
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4.6
A group of people who suddenly gather in public to perform a planned unusual act and then leave
- Literature
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7.5
A scene in a book or film that jumps ahead to show events in the future
- Specialized
1
7.5
The lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapor to catch fire in air
- Specialized
1
7.6
A very short, strong burst of heat from an explosion that can burn things nearby
- Specialized
1
6.8
A cloth badge worn on the shoulder of a military uniform that shows a soldier's unit
- Specialized
1
7.1
To join two metal pieces by heating their ends with electricity until they melt and pushing them together
- Specialized
A process that joins two metal pieces by melting their ends with electricity, often used for rails or pipes
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember flash in building work is to think of a thin bright strip put quickly along a joint to stop water; this 'flashing' is a quick, protective cover. That's why builders 'flash' around chimneys and corners to keep things dry.