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 |
flash | a momentary brightness |
flash point flashpoint | the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air |
flash | a sudden brilliant understanding, he had a flash of intuition |
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 |
flash | a sudden intense burst of radiant energy |
heat flash | a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion) |
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 |
flash point flashpoint | point at which something is ready to blow up |
hot flash flush | sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) |
a blink of an eye flash heartbeat instant jiffy split second trice twinkling wink New York minute | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat), if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash |
quick-freeze flash-freeze | freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors, quick-freeze the shrimp |
flash | appear briefly, The headlines flashed on the screen |
flash | emit a brief burst of light, A shooting star flashed and was gone |
flash | make known or cause to appear with great speed, The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts |
flash | protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal, flash the roof |
cut back flash back | return in time, the film cut back to an earlier event in the story |
dart dash scoot scud flash shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily, She dashed into the yard |
flash | expose or show briefly, he flashed a $bill |
flaunt flash show off ostentate swank | display proudly, act ostentatiously or pretentiously, he showed off his new sports car |
flash blink wink twinkle winkle | gleam or glow intermittently, The lights were flashing |
flash-frozen quick-frozen frozen | (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value, frozen foods |
d brassy cheap flash flashy garish gaudy gimcrack loud meretricious tacky tatty tawdry trashy dcb | tastelessly showy, a flash car, a flashy ring, garish colors, a gaudy costume, loud sport shirts, a meretricious yet stylish book, tawdry ornaments |
instantaneously outright instantly in a flash | without any delay, he was killed outright |