Definition of "Flash" :

noun: a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

noun: a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

"Red flashes adorned the airplane."

noun: a momentary brightness

noun: a sudden brilliant understanding

"He had a flash of intuition."

noun: a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

noun: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

noun: a gaudy outward display

noun: a short vivid experience

"A flash of emotion swept over him."

noun: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

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

"If I had the chance I'd do it in a flash."

verb: appear briefly

"The headlines flashed on the screen."

verb: emit a brief burst of light

"A shooting star flashed and was gone."

verb: make known or cause to appear with great speed

"The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts."

verb: protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

"Flash the roof."

verb: run or move very quickly or hastily

verb: expose or show briefly

"He flashed a $100 bill."

verb: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

verb: gleam or glow intermittently

"The lights were flashing."

adjective: tastelessly showy

"A flash car."