Definition of flashes

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• flashes is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
• flashes is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
• flashes is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of flashes

• a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. flash bulb
  2. flash lamp
  3. flashbulb
  4. flashgun
  5. photoflash
• a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun)

  Examples

  1. if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash

  Synonyms

  1. blink of an eye
  2. heartbeat
  3. instant
  4. jiffy
  5. new york minute
  6. split second
  7. trice
  8. twinkling
  9. wink
• a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. news bulletin
  2. newsbreak
  3. newsflash
• a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. flare
• a short vivid experience (noun)

  Examples

  1. a flash of emotion swept over him
  2. the flashings of pain were a warning

  Synonyms

  1. flashing
• run or move very quickly or hastily (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. dart
  2. dash
  3. scoot
  4. scud
  5. shoot
• tastelessly showy (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a flash car
  2. a flashy ring

  Synonyms

  1. brassy
  2. cheap
  3. flashy
  4. garish
  5. gaudy
  6. gimcrack
  7. loud
  8. meretricious
  9. tacky
  10. tatty
  11. tawdry
  12. trashy
• gleam or glow intermittently (verb)

  Examples

  1. The lights were flashing

  Synonyms

  1. blink
  2. twinkle
  3. wink
  4. winkle
• a gaudy outward display (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. fanfare
  2. ostentation
• display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. flaunt
  2. ostentate
  3. show off
  4. swank
• a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification (noun)

  Examples

  1. red flashes adorned the airplane
  2. a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to
• a momentary brightness (noun)
• appear briefly (verb)

  Examples

  1. The headlines flashed on the screen
• a sudden brilliant understanding (noun)

  Examples

  1. he had a flash of intuition
• a sudden intense burst of radiant energy (noun)
• emit a brief burst of light (verb)

  Examples

  1. A shooting star flashed and was gone
• expose or show briefly (verb)

  Examples

  1. he flashed a $100 bill
• make known or cause to appear with great speed (verb)

  Examples

  1. The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts
• protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal (verb)

  Examples

  1. flash the roof

See definition of flashes in Merriam Webster