flashed
Lit up momentarily
Flashed is the past tense of flash.
A light flashed if it appeared suddenly and briefly: Lightning flashed across the sky.
A thought flashed through your mind if it came quickly.
Someone flashed a smile or a badge if they displayed it momentarily.
To flash someone is to expose oneself indecently: He was arrested for flashing commuters on the subway.
In British slang, flash means ostentatiously showy: a flash car.
Made visible or known
- showedDisplayed or revealed
- displayedPresented for observation
- baredMade openly visible
- exhibitedShowed publicly
indecent · streaked · mooned · glimpsed · risqué · exhibitionism · wardrobe malfunction · provocative
Fierce stare or brightness
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
sparkling · glistening · beaming · blinding · strobe · glint · flicker · blink
Fleeting view
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- quickMoving with speed
- instantBriefest unit of time
split-second · blink · flicker · snapshot · glance · peek · blur · whiz
Came into view
- crossedWent from side to side
- occurredTook place in time
- sparkedInitiated by stimulus
- struckPast tense of hitting
popped · dawned · registered · recalled · remembered · recognition · realization · insight
revealed
Made visible or known
exhibited · indecent · streaked · mooned · glimpsed · risqué · exhibitionism · wardrobe malfunction · provocative
glare
Fierce stare or brightness
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
brilliant · sparkling · glistening · beaming · blinding · strobe · glint · flicker · blink · pulse
glimpse
Fleeting view
instant · split-second · blink · flicker · snapshot · glance · peek · blur · whiz · zip
surfaced
Came into view
struck · popped · dawned · registered · recalled · remembered · recognition · realization · insight · epiphany
communicated
Transmitted information to another
blinked · semaphore · headlights · warning · alert · badge · credentials · ID · pass · indicator
NAND
Negated-and logic operation
chip · storage · ROM · drive · card · programming · write · erase · non-volatile · semiconductor
- 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
flash, flashlight, flashing, flashes, flashback, flashbulb, flashover, reflash