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A device that produces a short flash of light to help illuminate a scene, mostly for night-time or indoors photography.
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A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
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A very short amount of time.
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A flashlight; an electric torch.
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A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
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Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
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(Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
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A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
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A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
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A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for colouring liquor to make it look stronger.
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A form of military insignia.
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I just got my first commando flash.
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Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
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A tattoo flash.
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The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
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A newsflash.
verb
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To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
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He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise.
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To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
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The light flashed on and off.
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To be visible briefly.
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The scenery flashed by quickly.
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To make visible briefly.
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A number will be flashed on the screen.
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To briefly, and often unintentionally, expose one's naked body or underwear, or part of it, in public. (Contrast streak.)
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Her skirt was so short that she flashed her underpants as she was getting out of her car.
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To show or expose an "inappropriate" part of the body to someone for humorous reasons or as an act of contempt.
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To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
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To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
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He flashed a wad of hundred-dollar bills.
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To communicate quickly.
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The news services flashed the news about the end of the war to all corners of the globe.
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To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
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Flash forward to the present day.
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To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
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Susan flashed Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.
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(of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
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To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
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To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
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(glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
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(glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
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To send by some startling or sudden means.
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To burst out into violence.
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To perform a flash.
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To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
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To trick up in a showy manner.
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To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.
adjective
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Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
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(of a person) Having plenty of ready money.
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(of a person) Liable to show off expensive possessions or money.
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Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.
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Relating to thieves and vagabonds.
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flash notes: counterfeit banknotes