Meaning of flash | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
   countable, uncountable
2. A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
3. A multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages.
4. Any of various DC Comics superheroes who have the power of superspeed, derived from an energy called the Speed Force.
5. A very short amount of time.
   countable, uncountable
6. A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
7. A flashlight; an electric torch.
   US, colloquial, countable, uncountable
8. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
9. Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
   figuratively, uncountable
10. Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
    countable, uncountable
11. The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
    British, Cockney, countable, uncountable
12. A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
    countable, uncountable
13. A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
    countable, uncountable
14. Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
15. A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for colouring liquor to make it look stronger.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
16. A form of military insignia.
    countable, uncountable
17. Clipping of flash memory.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
18. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
    countable, uncountable
19. A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
    countable, uncountable
20. The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
    countable, uncountable
21. Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
    countable, uncountable
22. A newsflash.
    countable, dated, uncountable
23. A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
    countable, uncountable
24. The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
    countable, uncountable
25. Ellipsis of hook flash.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Between 8 and 9 p.m., the recorder at a meteorological station at Harrow, Middlesex, picked up 1,470 lightning flashes within a radius of 10 to 15 miles, and observers at the station described the storm as "probably one of the most spectacular of the century."”

“[F]or Empire and Greatneſs it importeth moſt, that a Nation do profeſs Arms as their principal Honour, Study and Occupation: […] The Fabrick of the State of Sparta was wholly (though not wiſely) framed and compoſed to that Scope and End. The Perſians and Macedonians had it for a flaſh. The Galls, Germans, Goths, Saxons, Normans, and others had it for a time.”

“Quick—something must be done! done in a flash, too! But the very imminence of the emergency paralyzed his invention.”

“I reached a flash out of my car pocket and went down-grade and looked at the car.”

“[B]reath his faults ſo quaintly, / That they may ſeeme the taints of liberty; / The flaſh and out-breake of a fiery minde, / A ſauagenes in vnreclaim'd bloud of generall aſſault.”

“I cannot learn that he [Patrick Henry] gave, in his youth, any evidence of that precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon genius. His companions recollect no instance of premature wit, no striking sentiment, no flash of fancy, no remarkable beauty or strength of expression; and no indication, however slight, either of that impassioned love of liberty, or of that adventurous daring and intrepidity, which marked, so strongly, his future character.”

“Fabio Capello insisted [Wayne] Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper – when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic – suggested otherwise.”

“Above all, they hate flash. Just as the English working class has always been, they are fiercely puritanical and abhor all forms of display.”

“Another pleasant surprise of She-Devil is director Susan Seidelman's infusion of political moxie into the movie, a departure from her tendency to dish out lots of flash with little substance.”

“The ATF sound was lacking in extended solos, flash, and pomposity, but CBS liked the group's respect for traditional Anglo-rock, their Beatles-like energy, and the splashes of Yes, Genesis, and 10cc that colored their music.”

“I just got my first commando flash.”

“The hybrid drive has 500 gigabytes of hard disk space for bulk storage and 2 gigabytes of high-speed flash for caching frequently-accessed files.”

“At three-thirty that afternoon Max, Tom, and Sharon placed tabs under their tongues and sat together in the living room to wait for the flash.”

“A few seconds following the injection, the user experiences a sudden, intense generalized sensation which has both physiological and psychological characteristics. […] pure, commercially produced products do not give a good flash […]”

“The flash — the odd combination of a cocoon-comfort and an inexplicable physical ascendency to a "high" — provides the major incentive for the new experimenter to move to the next phase of his career.”

“I'd heard about LSD and wanted to try it early on, but I'd also heard of delayed reactions, called acid flashes, brought on by unexpected stimuli; they could prove fatally disorienting.”

“The United Press got the flash "Germans declare martial law in Ruhr" […]”

“I didn't need them anymore. The police badge worked like a dream with both Alice and Kerry. One quick flash of the badge, and they were in the car and out of the rain. No questions asked.”

“Gabriel grabbed her wrist and spun her around, stepping forward right in her face, showing a brief flash of fangs this time. “Not good enough. I can haul you over my shoulder if that's the way it has to be.” “I'd almost like to see you[…]”

“She ended the question with a flash of a smile that took more energy than she'd ever thought a mere smile could.”

“panty flash”

“[…] the answer came to her. Camera flashes. That strobing light had been the flash of a camera. Icy panic poured through her body. She had a vision of Janet Jackson's boob flash at the Super Bowl;[…]”

““Would you like a boob flash?” Hundred token tips began to flow in. “Thanks guys, and she read off the user names. That deserves more than just a flash.” She pulled up the hem of her top and turned left and right giving them a great show[…]”

“their hearts lie lumpish as a Log that lies in a flash of water seven years together”

“The […] woods, commons, ponds, 'flashes,' bogs, 'damp spots,' and ditches are, when the number and rarity of some of the species are taken into account, the richest botanical ground in Lincolnshire;”

“It includes deep holes, wet and dry, and the hill-and-dale formations left by the mechanical excavation of sand, gravel, clay, ironstone and other surface-worked minerals; the heaps of shale, waste products and fuel ash resulting from deep mining, manufacturing and the generation of electric power; the flashes, swamps and hollows caused by mining subsidence; the hill-side scars made by chalk, limestone and hardrock quarrying; and the ruins of abandoned industrial buildings.”

“In breeding season the important [...] sites are distributed along the Dearne and Don on the flashes, marshes, ponds and oxbows, in the carrs around Doncaster, and the flooded gravel pits at Blaxton, Finningley, Sutton and Lound (see fig. 3).”

“A saline coastal lagoon, up to 3m deep, behind a sand bar, with brackish marshes (flashes) and mangrove swamps. The lagoon has now been permanently opened to the sea.”

“Spring waders passed through on migration, joining the fen to other flashes, marshes, rivers, seas and oceans, flying from Africa to Siberia and landing en route only where their feet might be covered with water.”

“Your Web site doesn't have to be full of the latest dropdowns, rollovers, superslick graphics, or Flash videos.”

“Flash games are ever so popular on the Web. As the capabilities of the Flash Player continue to improve, better and more powerful games can be built.”

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