flashes

1. pl. of Flash Source: opted
2. n a sudden intense burst of radiant energy n a momentary brightness n a short vivid experience n a sudden brilliant understanding n a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) n a gaudy outward display n a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate n a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story n a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification n a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph v gleam or glow intermittently v appear briefly v display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously v make known or cause to appear with great speed v run or move very quickly or hastily v expose or show briefly v protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal v emit a brief burst of light Source: ecdict

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