Flash (v. i.) To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light |
Flash (v. i.) To break forth, as a sudden flood of light |
Flash (v. i.) To burst forth like a sudden flame |
Flash (v. t.) To send out in flashes |
Flash (v. t.) To convey as by a flash |
Flash (v. t.) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b). |
Flash (n.) To trick up in a showy manner. |
Flash (n.) To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface |
Flash (n.) A sudden burst of light |
Flash (n.) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius |
Flash (n.) The time during which a flash is visible |
Flash (n.) A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring and giving a fictious strength to liquors. |
Flash (a.) Showy, but counterfeit |
Flash (a.) Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments |
Flash (n.) Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes. |
Flash (n.) A pool. |
Flash (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. |
Heat (n.) A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation, and which, as manifested in fire, the sun's rays, mechanical action, chemical combination, etc., becomes directly known to us through the sense of feeling. In its nature heat is a mode if motion, being in general a form of molecular disturbance or vibration. It was formerly supposed to be a subtile, imponderable fluid, to which was given the name caloric. |
Heat (n.) The sensation caused by the force or influence of heat when excessive, or above that which is normal to the human body |
Heat (n.) High temperature, as distinguished from low temperature, or cold |
Heat (n.) Indication of high temperature |
Heat (n.) A single complete operation of heating, as at a forge or in a furnace |
Heat (n.) A violent action unintermitted |
Heat (n.) Utmost violence |
Heat (n.) Agitation of mind |
Heat (n.) Animation, as in discourse |
Heat (n.) Sexual excitement in animals. |
Heat (n.) Fermentation. |
Heat (v. t.) To make hot |
Heat (v. t.) To excite or make hot by action or emotion |
Heat (v. t.) To excite ardor in |
Heat (v. i.) To grow warm or hot by the action of fire or friction, etc., or the communication of heat |
Heat (v. i.) To grow warm or hot by fermentation, or the development of heat by chemical action |
Heat (imp. & p. p.) Heated |
flash welding flash butt welding | butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them, used for joining segments of metal pipe |
flash photoflash flash lamp flashgun flashbulb flash bulb | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
flash | a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification, red flashes adorned the airplane, a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to |
flash camera | a camera with a photoflash attachment |
flash memory | nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew |
gas heat | heating system that burns natural gas |
heat engine | any engine that makes use of heat to do work |
heat exchanger | device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix |
heating system heating plant heating heat | utility to warm a building, the heating system wasn't working, they have radiant heating |
heat lamp infrared lamp | electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation, the bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp |
heat pump | apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings, can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building |
heat-seeking missile | a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine) |
heat shield | a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry |
heat sink | a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat |
steam heat steam heating | a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators |
heat warmth passion | the trait of being intensely emotional |
flash | a momentary brightness |
heat content total heat enthalpy H | (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure, enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work |
flash point flashpoint | the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air |
body temperature blood heat | temperature of the body, normally . F or C in humans, usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health |
hotness heat high temperature | the presence of heat |
fieriness red heat | the heat or the color of fire |
white heat | the hotness of something heated until it turns white |
thermal barrier heat barrier | a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating |
heat warmth | the sensation caused by heat energy |
flash | a sudden brilliant understanding, he had a flash of intuition |
kinetic theory of heat | a theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increases |
flash-forward | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |
news bulletin newsflash flash newsbreak | a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story |
flash card flashcard | a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher |
flare flash | a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate |
shoulder flash | something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc. |
ostentation fanfare flash | a gaudy outward display |
flash flashing | a short vivid experience, a flash of emotion swept over him, the flashings of pain were a warning |
dead heat | a tie in a race |
flash | a sudden intense burst of radiant energy |
heat flash | a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion) |
heat lightning | bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings), usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds |
heat | a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race |
flash in the pan | someone who enjoys transient success but then fails |
flash flood flashflood | a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration |
heat heat energy | a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature |
heat of dissociation | the heat required for a fluid substance to break up into simpler constituents |
heat of formation | the heat evolved or absorbed during the formation of one mole of a substance from its component elements |
heat of solution | the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance is dissolved in a large volume of a solvent |
latent heat heat of transformation | heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure |
heat of condensation | heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid, the heat of condensation is equal to the heat of vaporization |
heat of fusion | heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature, the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification |
heat of solidification | heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point when it solidifies |
heat of sublimation | heat absorbed by a unit mass of material when it changes from a solid to a gaseous state |