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flash

flash - noun

a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

a momentary brightness

a short vivid experience

a sudden brilliant understanding

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

a gaudy outward display

a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

flash - verb

gleam or glow intermittently
appear briefly
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
make known or cause to appear with great speed
run or move very quickly or hastily
expose or show briefly
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
emit a brief burst of light

flash - adjective

tastelessly showy

flash - thesaurus

blink brassy cheap dart dash fanfare flare flashbulb flashgun flashing flashy flaunt garish gaudy gimcrack heartbeat instant jiffy loud meretricious newsbreak newsflash ostentate ostentation photoflash scoot scud shoot swank tacky tatty tawdry trashy trice twinkle twinkling wink winkle

Scrabble score for flash

Scrabble score = 11

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