flashes
Brief bursts light
Flashes is the plural of flash—brief, sudden bursts of light or insight.
Lightning flashes illuminate the sky; flashes of brilliance interrupt ordinary thinking.
Camera flashes fire in rapid succession.
Flashes of memory came back to her.
News flashes interrupt regular programming.
Hot flashes are sudden feelings of heat, especially during menopause.
Rapidly pulsing light
- glintBrief bright reflection
- sparkleEmit flashing light
- glimmerFaint, wavering light
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
flicker · gleam · twinkle · dazzle · blaze · glare · burst · blink
Passing very quickly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- glimpseFleeting view
- instantBriefest unit of time
- split-secondFraction of a moment
blink · transient · brief · quick · passing · flicker · snapshot · burst
Surprising disclosed truth
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- breakthroughSudden important advance
aha · inspiration · intuition · clarity · vision · recognition · brainstorm · eureka
Moving with haste
- quickMoving with speed
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- dashQuick burst or pinch
blur · whizz · streak · swift · instant · rush · burst · sudden
Ostentatious showiness
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- cameraImage capturing device
- red-carpetLavish welcome for dignitaries
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
sparkle · dazzle · spotlight · stardom · premiere · photography · tabloid · fame
Sudden bright burst
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- semaphoreFlag-based signaling system
- beaconGuiding light source
- warningAlert about danger
alert · indicator · lighthouse · smoke · headlight · blinker · hazard · SOS
Having much warmth
Memory retrieval act
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
vivid · intrusive · triggered · past · nostalgia · involuntary · haunting · resurfacing
strobe
Rapidly pulsing light
shimmer · flicker · gleam · twinkle · dazzle · blaze · glare · burst · blink · pulse
fleeting
Passing very quickly
split-second · blink · transient · brief · quick · passing · flicker · snapshot · burst · glance
revelation
Surprising disclosed truth
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
breakthrough · aha · inspiration · intuition · clarity · vision · recognition · brainstorm · eureka · illumination
rapid
Moving with haste
dash · blur · whizz · streak · swift · instant · rush · burst · sudden · split-second
glitz
Ostentatious showiness
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- cameraImage capturing device
- red-carpetLavish welcome for dignitaries
celebrity · sparkle · dazzle · spotlight · stardom · premiere · photography · tabloid · fame · limelight
flare
Sudden bright burst
warning · alert · indicator · lighthouse · smoke · headlight · blinker · hazard · SOS · communication
hot
Having much warmth
- sweatsCasual athletic garments
- menopauseEnd of fertility
- hormonalRelating to body's chemical messengers
feverish · flushing · warmth · sudden · burning · vasomotor · prickly
recall
Memory retrieval act
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- traumaLasting psychological wound
PTSD · vivid · intrusive · triggered · past · nostalgia · involuntary · haunting · resurfacing
- vision problemsblindness, blurry vision, visual impairment, vision loss, sight loss
- visual phenomenaoptical illusion, phosphenes, mirage, afterimage, afterimages
- Celtic attiresporran, tartan, balmoral, ghillies, trews
- visual artifactspixelation, ghosting, tearing, aliasing, flickering
- premonitionspremonitions, forebodings, presentiments, forewarnings, omens
- Intangible feelingsfeelings, emotions, sensations, moods, sentiments
- 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, flashy, flashlight, flashing, flashed, flashback, flasher, flashbulb, flashers