flash

Sense 1 noun

a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

Sense 2 verb

gleam or glow intermittently

The lights were flashing

Sense 3 adjective

tastelessly showy

a flash car

Sense 4 noun

a momentary brightness

Sense 5 verb

appear briefly

The headlines flashed on the screen

Sense 6 noun

a short vivid experience

a flash of emotion swept over him

Sense 7 verb

display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

he showed off his new sports car

Sense 8 noun

a sudden brilliant understanding

he had a flash of intuition

Sense 9 verb

make known or cause to appear with great speed

The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts

Sense 10 noun

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash

Sense 11 verb

run or move very quickly or hastily

She dashed into the yard

Sense 12 noun

a gaudy outward display

Sense 13 verb

expose or show briefly

he flashed a $100 bill

Sense 14 noun

a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

Sense 15 verb

protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

flash the roof

Sense 16 noun

a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

Sense 17 verb

emit a brief burst of light

A shooting star flashed and was gone

Sense 18 noun

a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

red flashes adorned the airplane

Sense 19 noun

a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph