The noun flash has 10 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (7) flash -- (a sudden intense burst of radiant energy)
2. (6) flash -- (a momentary brightness)
3. (1) flash, flashing -- (a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning")
4. (1) flash -- (a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition")
5. blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (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")
6. ostentation, fanfare, flash -- (a gaudy outward display)
7. flare, flash -- (a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate)
8. news bulletin, newsflash, flash, newsbreak -- (a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story)
9. flash -- (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")
10. flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb -- (a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph)
Overview of verb flash
The verb flash has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (9) flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle -- (gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing")
2. (6) flash -- (appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen")
3. (3) flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank -- (display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car")
4. (3) flash -- (make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts")
5. (2) dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot -- (run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard")
6. (1) flash -- (expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill")
7. flash -- (protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof")
8. flash -- (emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone")
Overview of adj flash
The adj flash has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy -- (tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments")