shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way

lightning flashed overhead

an irritating neon sign flashed on and off

move or pass very quickly

a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face

a sudden thought flashed through his mind

display (information or an image) suddenly on a television or computer screen or electronic sign, typically briefly or repeatedly

the screen flashed up a menu

a sudden brief burst of bright light

a flash of lightning

a sudden or brief manifestation or occurrence of something

she had a flash of inspiration

a camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographs in poor light

an electronic flash

if in any doubt use flash

a platform for producing and displaying animation and video in web browsers

ostentatious stylishness or display of wealth

workwear represents a move away from Eighties designer flash

excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mould close up, forming a thin projection on the finished object

flap wheels are ideal for grinding off fibreglass flash

a rush of water, especially down a weir to take a boat over shallows

ostentatiously stylish or expensive

a flash new car

relating to the language used by criminals or prostitutes

a water-filled hollow formed by subsidence, especially any of those due to rock salt extraction in or near Cheshire in central England

sandpits and flashes also attract visiting birds