Flash
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Flash
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1 v. i.
To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.
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2 v. i.
To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash.
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3 v. i.
To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily.
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4 v. t.
To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light.
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5 v. t.
To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind.
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6 v. t.
To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b).
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7 n.
To trick up in a showy manner.
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8 n.
To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.
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9 n.
A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning.
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10 n.
A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show.
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11 n.
The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period.
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12 n.
A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring and giving a fictious strength to liquors.
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13 a.
Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery.
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14 a.
Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry.
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15 n.
Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.
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16 n.
A pool.
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17 n.
A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
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18 v. i.
To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.
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19 v. i.
To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash.
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20 v. i.
To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily.
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21 v. t.
To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light.
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22 v. t.
To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind.
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23 v. t.
To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b).
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24 n.
To trick up in a showy manner.
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25 n.
To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.
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26 n.
A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning.
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27 n.
A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show.
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28 n.
The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period.
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29 n.
A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring and giving a fictious strength to liquors.
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30 a.
Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery.
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31 a.
Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry.
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32 n.
Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.
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33 n.
A pool.
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34 n.
A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.