FLASH - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

gleam or glow intermittently

Example: The lights were flashing

Categories: Radiate

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

appear briefly

Example: The headlines flashed on the screen

Categories: Appear

Meaning 3

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

Meaning 4

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

Meaning 5

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

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

Categories: Lamp, Photographic equipment

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

expose or show briefly

Example: he flashed a $100 bill

Categories: Show

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

Example: flash the roof

Categories: Cover

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

emit a brief burst of light

Example: A shooting star flashed and was gone

Categories: Appear

Synonyms

Wink, Meretricious, New york minute, Photoflash, Dart

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The word "flash" comes from Middle English flasche, which comes from Middle English flasshen. Many other languages have similar words:

  • Icelandic: flasa
  • Old French: flache
  • French: flaque
  • Middle Dutch: vlacke

🔗 Related Words

flash – A related word in the same word family.

flare – A related word in the same word family.

🧩 Fun Fact

For 300 years after 1066, French was the language of English courts and nobility.