flashes
Meaning of flashes
verb, 3rd person present
- shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.
lightning flashed overhead
an irritating neon sign flashed on and off
- move or pass very quickly.
a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face
a sudden thought flashed through his mind
- display (information or an image) suddenly on a television or computer screen or electronic sign, typically briefly or repeatedly.
the screen flashed up a menu
- a sudden brief burst of bright light.
a flash of lightning
- a sudden or brief manifestation or occurrence of something.
she had a flash of inspiration
- a camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographs in poor light.
an electronic flash
if in any doubt use flash
- a platform for producing and displaying animation and video in web browsers.
- ostentatious stylishness or display of wealth.
workwear represents a move away from Eighties designer flash
- excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mould close up, forming a thin projection on the finished object.
flap wheels are ideal for grinding off fibreglass flash
- a rush of water, especially down a weir to take a boat over shallows.
Middle English (in the sense ‘splash water about’): probably imitative; compare with flush1 and splash.
plural noun- a water-filled hollow formed by subsidence, especially any of those due to rock salt extraction in or near Cheshire in central England.
sandpits and flashes also attract visiting birds
Middle English (in the sense ‘a marshy place’): from Old French flache, variant of Picard and Norman dialect flaque, from Middle Dutch vlacke . The current sense dates from the late 19th century.
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Hyphenation of flashes
flashes
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- flashes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
flashes synonyms
Meaning (of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light:
Meaning burn or shine with a sudden intensity:
Meaning shine brightly or powerfully:
Meaning stare in an angry or fierce way:
Meaning (of a light or light source) shine brightly:
Meaning shine brightly, especially with reflected light:
Meaning give out or reflect small flashes of light:
Meaning shine brightly with flashes of light:
Meaning emit sparks of fire or electricity:
Meaning (of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood:
Meaning shine or glow brightly due to fluorescence:
Meaning (of a light) flash on and off in a regular or intermittent way:
Meaning (of a bright object or a light) shine or flash intermittently:
Meaning (of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness:
Meaning shine with a soft, slightly wavering light:
Meaning (of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint:
Meaning shine faintly with a wavering light:
Meaning (of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light:
Meaning emit flashes of light; sparkle:
Meaning sparkle; glitter:
Meaning (of light) flash or sparkle:
Meaning destroy (small growths or areas of tissue) using diathermy:
Meaning move or travel very quickly:
Meaning cover (a surface) with streaks:
Meaning move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner:
Meaning move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:
Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:
Meaning cast (a look or one's eyes) suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:
Meaning depart hastily:
Meaning emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth:
Meaning move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner:
Meaning move with urgent haste:
Meaning move or act with great haste:
Meaning fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket:
Meaning compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective:
Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:
Meaning move quickly:
Meaning move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:
Meaning demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied:
Meaning run with great speed:
Meaning move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound:
Meaning move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound:
Meaning make a low, continuous humming sound:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning depart quickly or hurriedly; run away:
Meaning rush or dash in a specified direction:
Meaning move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly:
Meaning move at high speed:
Meaning burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat:
Meaning move very quickly:
Meaning (of a vehicle) move quickly and jerkily:
Meaning drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control:
Meaning give a clear demonstration of (a quality, emotion, or skill):
Meaning allow or cause (something) to be visible:
Meaning in a particular place:
Meaning remove a veil or covering from, in particular uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony:
Meaning an instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion:
Meaning a rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically as felt in the wrists or neck:
Meaning a destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion:
Meaning a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar:
Meaning each of the lines in which light (and heat) may seem to stream from the sun or any luminous body, or pass through a small opening:
Meaning a long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon:
Meaning each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included):
Meaning a small, narrow river:
Meaning a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease:
Meaning a sudden release of strong emotion:
Meaning a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore:
Meaning a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide:
Meaning a sudden sharp feeling or pain:
Meaning a reddening of the face, skin, etc., typically caused by illness or strong emotion:
Words that rhyme with flashes
shes, Ashes, Chumashes, Chuvashes, Siwashes, abashes, abrashes, ashes, backlashes, backslashes, backsplashes, backwashes, badmashes, bagwashes, balderdashes, bardashes, bashes, bedashes, berdashes, blackwashes, blashes, brainwashes, brashes, budmashes, burdashes, calabashes, calashes, calipashes, camashes, carwashes, cashes, chuvashes, clashes, colourwashes, cornbrashes, crashes, dashes, deashes, dobhashes, downwashes, earbashes, eggwashes, emdashes, encashes, endashes, eyelashes, eyewashes, fashes, flatwashes, fogashes
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