English to English
adjective
- Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
source: WordNet 3.0
- a momentary brightness
source: WordNet 3.0
- a short vivid experience
A flash of emotion swept over him.
The flashings of pain were a warning.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a sudden brilliant understanding
He had a flash of intuition.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a gaudy outward display
source: WordNet 3.0
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
source: WordNet 3.0
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
source: WordNet 3.0
- A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning.
source: Webster 1913
- Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.
source: Webster 1913
- A pool.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- tastelessly showy
A flash car.
A flashy ring.
Garish colors.
A gaudy costume.
Loud sport shirts.
A meretricious yet stylish book.
Tawdry ornaments.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- gleam or glow intermittently
The lights were flashing.
source: WordNet 3.0
- appear briefly
The headlines flashed on the screen.
source: WordNet 3.0
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
He showed off his new sports car.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts.
source: WordNet 3.0
- run or move very quickly or hastily
She dashed into the yard.
source: WordNet 3.0
- expose or show briefly
He flashed a $100 bill.
source: WordNet 3.0
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
Flash the roof.
source: WordNet 3.0
- emit a brief burst of light
A shooting star flashed and was gone.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.
source: Webster 1913
- To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [flash] Kislap; kisap; ningas; siklab
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [flash] Kumislap; kumisap
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
