flash
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- noun
- /flæʃ/
- The sudden flash of light from the fireworks illuminated the night sky.
- a camera flash
- a flash of light
- a flash of lightning
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Watch on YouTubeAnd the question is, did these light flashes happen at the same time?
- And the question is, did these light flashes happen at the same time?
Examples
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Now, everybody, do not feed the animals, stay together, and no flash photography.
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Across the aisle of the subway train, the flash of a white cane caught Lalia's eye.
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I would suggest holding the camera with the flash on the upper side.
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Yeah, you had your flash on with this one too.
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You never really see the enemy, just the flash of a helmet.
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And you can see these flashes as they go off.
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I can see the flash of an X-ray camera.
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Then it hits the ground with a quick flash and a little plume of smoke.
Fiction book (1990) -
Far down the beach, he saw the flashing lights and walked rapidly toward them.
Fiction book (1990) -
Flinging the door open, I shone the flash around the heap of old furniture.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm caused by electricity
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2.1
A small flash of fire or electricity
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A sudden bright flash of lightning in the sky
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A sudden bright light or flame that appears briefly
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2.6
A long thin line of color or light on something
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A small, quick flash of light from a shiny surface
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A small quick flash when light bounces off something
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A quick flash of light that appears for a moment
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2.1
A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm that often comes before thunder
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3.7
A light that flashes quickly and regularly to make visual effects
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A small lamp that gives a short, very bright light for taking photos
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A small, weak light that appears briefly
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A short bright light that brightens a scene when you take a photo
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A small lamp that gives a very bright short light for taking photos
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A small light that attaches to a camera to make photos brighter
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A short bright flash that looks like a sparkle
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A small lamp that makes a very bright short flash of light for photographs
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A small device that makes a short bright light for taking photos
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A small device that makes a bright light for taking photos
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A bright, short burst that lights a subject for photos or tests
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A small cube with several bulbs that fits on older cameras to give light for pictures
A sudden bright flash of light in the sky
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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A person or thing that has a short time of success and then people forget them
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.1
A sudden hot feeling and heavy sweating that often happens during menopause
- Texting
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A group of people who suddenly gather in public to perform a planned unusual act and then leave
- Literature
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A scene in a book or film that jumps ahead to show events in the future
- Specialized
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The lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapor to catch fire in air
- Specialized
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A very short, strong burst of heat from an explosion that can burn things nearby
- Specialized
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A cloth badge worn on the shoulder of a military uniform that shows a soldier's unit
- Specialized
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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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Flash probably comes from an old word for a quick, sudden burst or break, like something that appears very fast and bright. So a flash is a sudden, brief burst of light, just like a camera flash.