Definition of Flash

Noun

• a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
  photoflash - flash lamp flashgun flashbulb - flash bulb
• 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"
  
• a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
  - news bulletin newsflash newsbreak
• a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
  flare
• a gaudy outward display
  ostentation fanfare
• 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"
  - blink of an eye heartbeat instant jiffy - split second trice twinkling wink - new york minute
• a sudden brilliant understanding
  "he had a flash of intuition"
  
• a short vivid experience
  "a flash of emotion swept over him"
  "the flashings of pain were a warning"
  flashing
• a momentary brightness
  
• a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
  

Verb

• emit a brief burst of light
  "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
  
• protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
  "flash the roof"
  
• expose or show briefly
  "he flashed a $100 bill"
  
• run or move very quickly or hastily
  "She dashed into the yard"
  dart dash scoot scud shoot
• make known or cause to appear with great speed
  "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
  
• display proudly
  act ostentatiously or pretentiously
  "he showed off his new sports car"
  flaunt - show off - ostentate swank
• appear briefly
  "The headlines flashed on the screen"
  
• gleam or glow intermittently
  "The lights were flashing"
  blink wink twinkle winkle

Adjective

• tastelessly showy
  "a flash car"
  "a flashy ring"
  "garish colors"
  "a gaudy costume"
  "loud sport shirts"
  "a meretricious yet stylish book"
  "tawdry ornaments"
  brassy cheap flashy garish gaudy gimcrack loud meretricious tacky tatty tawdry trashy

Word games points for the Flash

• Scrabble® score of the flash (11)
• Word Chums® score of the flash (12)
• Words With Friends® score of the flash (11)

Unscramble flash

26 unscramble word found using the letters flash.

ah, ahs, al, alf, alfs, als, as, ash, fa, fah, fahs, fas, fash, flash, ha, half, halfs, has, la, lah, lahs, las, lash, sal, sh, sha,