flash
To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
To be visible briefly.
To make visible briefly.
(informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. {{qualifier|Contrast ''streak''.}}
(figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
To communicate quickly.
To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
(of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. {{qualifier|See ''{{w|flash evaporation}}''.}}
(climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
(computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
(glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
(glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
To send by some startling or sudden means.
To burst out into violence.
(juggling) To perform a (id=juggling).
(metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
(obsolete) To trick up in a showy manner.
(obsolete) To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.
A very short amount of time.
(US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
(figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
(Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
(juggling)(juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
(linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
(Q221836)(photography) (a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene)
(archaic) A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for colouring liquor to make it look stronger.
(military) A form of military insignia.
(flash memory)
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera (genus), (genus) and ''Rapala''.
(Body art) A tattoo flash {{gloss|example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo}}.
The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
(recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug)
(dated) A newsflash.
A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
(telecommunications) (hook flash)
(slang) Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
(of a person) Having plenty of ready money.
(of a person) Liable to show off expensive possessions or money.
(slang) Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.
(obsolete) Relating to thieves and vagabonds.
A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. {{q|Compare (marsh; pool).}}
(engineering) 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.