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Definition of flash

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



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