Found 3 items, similar to Flashes.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: flash
berdenyar, cetusan, denyar, denyaran, mencetus, mendenyar
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: flash
flash
adj : tastelessly showy;
“a flash car”;
“a flashy ring”;
“garish
colors”;
“a gaudy costume”;
“loud sport shirts”;
“a
meretricious yet stylish book”;
“tawdry ornaments”
[syn:
brassy,
cheap,
flashy,
garish,
gaudy,
gimcrack,
loud,
meretricious,
tacky,
tatty,
tawdry,
trashy]
flash
n 1: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
2: a momentary brightness
3: a short vivid experience;
“a flash of emotion swept over
him”;
“the flashings of pain were a warning” [syn:
flashing]
4: a sudden brilliant understanding;
“he had a flash of
intuition”
5: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the
heart to beat);
“if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash”
[syn:
blink of an eye,
heartbeat,
instant,
jiffy,
split second,
trice,
twinkling,
wink,
New York minute
]
6: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn:
flare]
7: a short news announcement concerning some on-going news
story [syn:
news bulletin,
newsflash,
newsbreak]
8: a bright patch of color used for decoration or
identification;
“red flashes adorned the airplane”;
“a
flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged
to”
9: a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
[syn:
photoflash,
flash lamp,
flashgun,
flashbulb,
flash bulb]
flash
v 1: gleam or glow intermittently;
“The lights were flashing”
[syn:
blink,
wink,
twinkle,
winkle]
2: appear briefly;
“The headlines flashed on the screen”
3: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously;
“he
showed off his new sports car” [syn:
flaunt,
show off,
ostentate,
swank]
4: make known or cause to appear with great speed;
“The latest
intelligence is flashed to all command posts”
5: run or move very quickly or hastily;
“She dashed into the
yard” [syn:
dart,
dash,
scoot,
scud,
shoot]
6: expose or show briefly;
“he flashed a $100 bill”
7: protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal;
“flash the
roof”
8: emit a brief burst of light;
“A shooting star flashed and
was gone”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Flashes
Flash
\Flash\, n.; pl.
Flashes.
1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously
appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash
of lightning.
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2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a
momentary brightness or show.
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The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. --Shak.
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No striking sentiment, no flash of fancy. --Wirt.
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3. The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a
very brief period.
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The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash.
--Bacon.
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4. A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring
and giving a fictitious strength to liquors.
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5. a lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a
photograph; as, to take a picture without a flash.
Syn: flashbulb, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun.
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6. Same as
flashlight. [informal]
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7. (Journalism) A short news item providing recently received
and usually preliminary information about an event that is
considered important enough to interrupt normal
broadcasting or other news delivery services; also called
a
news flash or
bulletin.
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Flash light, or
Flashing light, a kind of light shown by
lighthouses, produced by the revolution of reflectors, so
as to show a flash of light every few seconds, alternating
with periods of dimness. --Knight.
Flash in the pan, the flashing of the priming in the pan of
a flintlock musket without discharging the piece; hence,
sudden, spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing.
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