flash
Blink-quick radiance
Meanings of flash are divergent but often convey the idea of suddenness, short duration, light, and significance.
A flash of light is bright and appears suddenly, as does a flash of lightning.
A hot flash is a sudden surge of heat felt in the body.
Something that is flash fried or flash frozen is fried or frozen quickly.
If you flash a smile at someone, you smile suddenly, and perhaps briefly.
Flash also describes solid-state computer memory.
Briefest unit of time
- split-secondFraction of a moment
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- rapidMoving with haste
- quickMoving with speed
fleeting · swift · lightning · blink · sudden · whirlwind · blitz · snap
Sudden bright burst
- glareFierce stare or brightness
- gleamFaint reflected light
- sparkleEmit flashing light
- glintBrief bright reflection
flicker · strobe · burst · dazzle · brilliance · glimmer · shimmer · twinkle
Image capturing device
- bulbRounded storage organ
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
- speedlightPortable photographic strobe
- fillMake something full
bounce · diffuser · softbox · sync · exposure · redeye · TTL · catchlight
Guiding light source
distress · emergency · headlight · indicator · blinker · hazard · semaphore · lighthouse
Sudden profound insight
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- realizationGrasping what's true
eureka · spark · sudden · intuition · breakthrough · lightbulb · idea · moment
Make something visible
- bareLacking any covering
- glimpseFleeting view
- indecentOffensive to accepted standards
- streakUnbroken series
exhibitionist · moonlight · shock · brief · display
Sudden bright burst
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- sunspotDark stellar surface region
- plasmaElectrified matter state
prominence · magnetic · aurora · geomagnetic · radiation · chromosphere
Device connection standard
- driveOperate a vehicle
- NANDNegated-and logic operation
- SSDChip-based storage device
- storageSpace for keeping goods
card · firmware · data · chip · portable · removable · gigabyte · solid-state
Excessively eye-catching
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- glitzyShowily eye-catching
- blingShowy expensive jewelry
flamboyant · garish · loud · brash · splashy · dazzling · extravagant · fancy
instant
Briefest unit of time
- split-secondFraction of a moment
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- rapidMoving with haste
quick · fleeting · swift · lightning · blink · sudden · whirlwind · blitz · snap · hasty
flare
Sudden bright burst
glint · flicker · strobe · burst · dazzle · brilliance · glimmer · shimmer · twinkle · beam
camera
Image capturing device
- bulbRounded storage organ
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
- speedlightPortable photographic strobe
fill · bounce · diffuser · softbox · sync · exposure · redeye · TTL · catchlight · umbrella
beacon
Guiding light source
SOS · distress · emergency · headlight · indicator · blinker · hazard · semaphore · lighthouse · strobe
epiphany
Sudden profound insight
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
realization · eureka · spark · sudden · intuition · breakthrough · lightbulb · idea · moment · recognition
reveal
Make something visible
streak · exhibitionist · moonlight · shock · brief · display
flare
Sudden bright burst
plasma · prominence · magnetic · aurora · geomagnetic · radiation · chromosphere
USB
Device connection standard
storage · card · firmware · data · chip · portable · removable · gigabyte · solid-state · non-volatile
showy
Excessively eye-catching
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- glitzyShowily eye-catching
bling · flamboyant · garish · loud · brash · splashy · dazzling · extravagant · fancy · snazzy
deluge
Severe overflow of water
cloudburst · overflow · inundation · washout · runoff · arroyo · gully · drainage · monsoon · swollen
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
- lucecandela, neon, LED, faro, spotlight
- Thunderstormslightning, thunder, thunderstorm, lightning strike, thunderclap
- photographycamera, photo, lens, shooting, aperture
- bright lightssunlight, glare, flare, spotlight, strobe
- bulletinsbulletin, bulletins, news bulletin, church bulletin, weather bulletin
flasheternal
Lasting without end
everlasting · permanent · endless · perpetual · lasting
flashplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
austerity · understated · modest · tasteful · simplicity
- in a flashWithout any delay
- flashing lightsIntermittent bright signals
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
- flash cardsMemorization study tool
- flash drivePortable digital storage device
- news flashUrgent broadcast interruption
flashy, flashlight, flashing, flashed, flashes, flashback, unflashy, flashiness, flasher