flash
v. flare, glare, sparkle; break out, erupt; move quickly; send a telegram; exhibit one's genitals in public (Slang) n. beam, gleam, flare; spark; brief news dispatch; outbreak; split-second; flash of a camera; showiness adj. sudden, occurring unexpectedly; ostentatious, showy, flashy | ||||
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Flash Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Flash Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| FOLDOC |
Flash
<file format, World-Wide Web> (Or "Shockwave Flash") A file format for delivering interactive vector graphics and animation on the World-Wide Web, developed by Macromedia.
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(1998-07-07)
<file format, World-Wide Web> (Or "Shockwave Flash") A file format for delivering interactive vector graphics and animation on the World-Wide Web, developed by Macromedia.
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(1998-07-07)
flash
1. <chat> A program which allows one to flood another Unix user's terminal with garbage, through exploiting a common security hole in the victim's host's talk daemon. Users with "messages off" (mesg n) and users on systems running fixed talk daemons, or not running talk daemons at all, are immune.
(1996-09-08)
2. See Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory.
(1997-02-02)
| Integrated Circuit Terminology |
Flash
a type of EEPROM where data is erased in blocks. The name Flash comes from the rapid block erase operation. Flash memory requires only one transistor per memory cell versus two transistors per memory cell for EEPROMs making Flash less expensive to produce. Flash is the most popular form of nonvolatile semiconductor memory available today.
a type of EEPROM where data is erased in blocks. The name Flash comes from the rapid block erase operation. Flash memory requires only one transistor per memory cell versus two transistors per memory cell for EEPROMs making Flash less expensive to produce. Flash is the most popular form of nonvolatile semiconductor memory available today.
| Jensen's Technology Glossary |
Flash
the name of a software product from Macromedia that is intended for more efficient Internet delivery of graphics and other media. More...
the name of a software product from Macromedia that is intended for more efficient Internet delivery of graphics and other media. More...
| Multimedia Glossary |
Flash
a product from Macromedia (as is Shockwave ) that produces interactive vector-based animations called "Flash movies". Like Shockwave movies, Flash movies are intended for web-based distribution to web browsers. Netscape ships with the Flash plug-in. +/-'s of Flash
a product from Macromedia (as is Shockwave ) that produces interactive vector-based animations called "Flash movies". Like Shockwave movies, Flash movies are intended for web-based distribution to web browsers. Netscape ships with the Flash plug-in. +/-'s of Flash
| Steve's Digicams Digital Camera Dictionary |
Flash
A built-in flash supplies auxiliary light to supplement natural or available lighting conditions often resulting in better color, better exposure, and improved picture sharpness.
A built-in flash supplies auxiliary light to supplement natural or available lighting conditions often resulting in better color, better exposure, and improved picture sharpness.
| SAN Acronyms |
Flash
Programmable NVRAM memory that maintains its contents without power.
Programmable NVRAM memory that maintains its contents without power.
Flash Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
flash
Noun
1. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) flicker, spark, glint
2. a momentary brightness
(hypernym) brightness
3. a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
(synonym) flashing
(hypernym) experience
4. a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
(hypernym) insight, brainstorm, brainwave
5. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
(synonym) blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
(hypernym) moment, minute, second, bit
6. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
(synonym) flare
(hypernym) visual signal
(hyponym) star shell
7. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
(synonym) news bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak
(hypernym) bulletin
8. 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"
(hypernym) patch
9. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
(synonym) photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb
(hypernym) lamp
(part-holonym) flash camera
Verb
1. gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
(synonym) blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
(hypernym) radiate
(hyponym) flicker, flick
2. appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
(hypernym) appear
(derivation) news bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak
3. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
(synonym) flaunt, show off, ostentate, swank
(hypernym) expose, exhibit, display
(hyponym) flex
4. make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
(hypernym) convey, impart
(derivation) news bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak
5. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
(synonym) dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot
(hypernym) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
(hyponym) plunge
(see-also) cut back, flash back
(verb-group) tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
6. expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill"
(hypernym) show
(derivation) blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
7. protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof"
(hypernym) cover
8. emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
(hypernym) appear
Adjective
1. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
(synonym) brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
(similar) tasteless, in poor taste(p)
Noun
1. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) flicker, spark, glint
2. a momentary brightness
(hypernym) brightness
3. a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
(synonym) flashing
(hypernym) experience
4. a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
(hypernym) insight, brainstorm, brainwave
5. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
(synonym) blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
(hypernym) moment, minute, second, bit
6. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
(synonym) flare
(hypernym) visual signal
(hyponym) star shell
7. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
(synonym) news bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak
(hypernym) bulletin
8. 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"
(hypernym) patch
9. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
(synonym) photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb
(hypernym) lamp
(part-holonym) flash camera
Verb
1. gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
(synonym) blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
(hypernym) radiate
(hyponym) flicker, flick
2. appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
(hypernym) appear
(derivation) news bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak
3. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
(synonym) flaunt, show off, ostentate, swank
(hypernym) expose, exhibit, display
(hyponym) flex
4. make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
(hypernym) convey, impart
(derivation) news bulletin, newsflash, newsbreak
5. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
(synonym) dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot
(hypernym) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
(hyponym) plunge
(see-also) cut back, flash back
(verb-group) tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
6. expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill"
(hypernym) show
(derivation) blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
7. protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof"
(hypernym) cover
8. emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
(hypernym) appear
Adjective
1. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
(synonym) brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
(similar) tasteless, in poor taste(p)
| The Phrase Finder |
Flash in the pan
Meaning
Something which disappoints by being over too quickly.
Origin
Muskets used to have small pans to hold the gunpowder fuse. If that flared up without firing the gun that would be a 'flash in the pan'.
Meaning
Something which disappoints by being over too quickly.
Origin
Muskets used to have small pans to hold the gunpowder fuse. If that flared up without firing the gun that would be a 'flash in the pan'.
| Australian Slang |
Flash
pretentious
pretentious
As quick as a flash
very quick
Flash a brown eye
expose one's bare backside
Flash as a rat with a gold tooth
(of a person) showy or ostentatious; dressed and groomed nicely
Flash in the pan
something which begins promisingly but has no lasting significance
Flash language
(obsolete) cant or jargon of thieves
Flash one's dover
prepare to eat
Jack Flash
hash (hasheesh)
| Lexicon of Thieves' Cant |
Flash ken
a thieves hideout
a thieves hideout
Flash lingo
thieves cant
Patter flash
to use thieves cant
| Vox Slang |
Flash
Erupt with anger. "Why'd you flash on me?"
Erupt with anger. "Why'd you flash on me?"
| hEnglish - advanced version |
flash
flash
\flash\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. flashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. flashing.] [cf. oe. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle, dial. sw. flasa to blaze, e. flush, flare.]
1. to burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.
2. to break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash. names which have flashed and thundered as the watch words of unnumbered struggles. the object is made to flash upon the eye of the mind. arnold. a thought flashed through me, which i clothed in act.
3. to burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily. every hour he flashes into one gross crime or other.
similar words(13)
to flash in the pan
flash in the pan
flash erasable programmable read-only memory
flash wheel
flash house
to patter flash
flash-freeze
flash light
in a flash
flash-frozen
flash back
flash lamp
hot flash
flash
\flash\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. flashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. flashing.] [cf. oe. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle, dial. sw. flasa to blaze, e. flush, flare.]
1. to burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.
2. to break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash. names which have flashed and thundered as the watch words of unnumbered struggles. the object is made to flash upon the eye of the mind. arnold. a thought flashed through me, which i clothed in act.
3. to burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily. every hour he flashes into one gross crime or other.
similar words(13)
to flash in the pan
flash in the pan
flash erasable programmable read-only memory
flash wheel
flash house
to patter flash
flash-freeze
flash light
in a flash
flash-frozen
flash back
flash lamp
hot flash
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
flash
splangc, f.
v., vg., soillsighim
splangc, f.
v., vg., soillsighim
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Daith
Daith = n. flash, blaze
Daith = n. flash, blaze
Lleithrid
Lleithrid = n. a flash, a gleam
Llethrid
Llethrid = n. flash, a gleam
Llucheden
Llucheden = n. a flash; a fever
Lluchedyn
Lluchedyn = n. a gleam, a flash
Melltenu
Melltenu = v. to flash lightning
Flash Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Oil and Gas Field Glossary |
Flash (OD/ID)
A thin fin or web of metal formed at the joining edges of a weld when a small portion of metal is extruded during the high frequency induction seam-forming process. This flash extends above the plane of the OD surface as well as the plane of the ID surface.
A thin fin or web of metal formed at the joining edges of a weld when a small portion of metal is extruded during the high frequency induction seam-forming process. This flash extends above the plane of the OD surface as well as the plane of the ID surface.
| Dictionary of Automotive Terms |
Flash
1. The first stage of the drying process of paint where most of the solvents evaporates.
2. A sudden burst of energy.
3. When crude oil is heated the lighter or more volatile vapor is separated and travels to the top of the tank. This travelling is called flash.
1. The first stage of the drying process of paint where most of the solvents evaporates.
2. A sudden burst of energy.
3. When crude oil is heated the lighter or more volatile vapor is separated and travels to the top of the tank. This travelling is called flash.
| Telecommunication Standard Terms |
flash
A signal generated by the momentary depression of the telephone switchhook or other device. Note: A flash may be used to request additional services.
A signal generated by the momentary depression of the telephone switchhook or other device. Note: A flash may be used to request additional services.
| Technical English by wpv |
FLASH
The portion of a superheated fluid converted to vapor when its pressure is reduced.
The portion of a superheated fluid converted to vapor when its pressure is reduced.
| RF Electronics |
Flash
Momentary disturbance of a major area of a television picture of such duration that the real impairment cannot be identified.
Momentary disturbance of a major area of a television picture of such duration that the real impairment cannot be identified.
| Rubber Glossary |
Flash
Excess rubber left around a rubber part after molding, due to space between mating mold surfaces; removed by trimming.
Excess rubber left around a rubber part after molding, due to space between mating mold surfaces; removed by trimming.
Flash Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| UK Post Codes and Counties |
Flash
County: Staffordshire
Post Code: SK17
County: Staffordshire
Post Code: SK17
Flash Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
FLASH
To fill suddenly with water.
To fill suddenly with water.
Flash Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
flash
mico
mico
Flash Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Flash
kahai (v.), kahat (n.)
kahai (v.), kahat (n.)
| Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan to English |
Flash
swamp (n.)
swamp (n.)
| Phobia |
Selaphobia
Fear of light flashes
Fear of light flashes
Flash Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Flash
Flash may refer to a quick blink of light or:
Locations:
Locations:
- Flash, Staffordshire, the highest village in Britain
- Pennington Flash Country Park, a renowned birdwatching area in North West England
People:
- Grandmaster Flash, a notable hip hop pioneer and disc jockey
- Dwyane Wade, an NBA basketball player
- Gordon Shedden, a British Touring Car Championship driver
- DJ Flash, a hip-hop disc jockey
- Tom Gordon, an MLB pitcher
Fictional characters:
- Flash (comics), any of a number of comic book superheroes, who share the ability to run at superhuman speed
- Flash Gordon, a comic hero and space traveller
- Flash Thompson, classmate of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)
- Flash (G.I. Joe), a character from the G.I. Joe universe
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