Part of speech: Verb
gleam or glow intermittently
Example: The lights were flashing
Categories: Radiate
Part of speech: Verb
appear briefly
Example: The headlines flashed on the screen
Categories: Appear
Part of speech: Noun
a short vivid experience
Example: a flash of emotion swept over him; the flashings of pain were a warning
Categories: Experience
Part of speech: Verb
make known or cause to appear with great speed
Example: The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts
Categories: Convey
Part of speech: Noun
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
Example: red flashes adorned the airplane; a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to
Categories: Patch
Part of speech: Noun
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
Categories: Lamp, Photographic equipment
Part of speech: Verb
expose or show briefly
Example: he flashed a $100 bill
Categories: Show
Part of speech: Verb
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
Example: flash the roof
Categories: Cover
Part of speech: Verb
emit a brief burst of light
Example: A shooting star flashed and was gone
Categories: Appear
Wink, Meretricious, New york minute, Photoflash, Dart
The word "flash" comes from Middle English flasche, which comes from Middle English flasshen. Many other languages have similar words:
flash – A related word in the same word family.
flare – A related word in the same word family.
For 300 years after 1066, French was the language of English courts and nobility.