flash (
http://definr.com/flash)
adj : tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
[syn:
brassy,
cheap,
flashy,
garish,
gaudy,
gimcrack,
loud,
meretricious,
tacky,
tatty,
tawdry,
trashy]
n 1: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
2: a momentary brightness
3: a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over
him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" [syn:
flashing]
4: a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of
intuition"
5: a very short time (as the time it takes to blink once); "if
I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: {blink of an
eye},
instant,
jiffy,
split second,
trice,
twinkling,
wink,
New York minute]
6: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn:
flare]
7: a short news announcement concerning some on-going news
story [syn:
news bulletin,
newsflash]
8: a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
[syn:
photoflash,
flash lamp,
flashgun,
flashbulb]
v 1: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
[syn:
blink,
wink,
twinkle,
winkle]
2: appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
3: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously [syn:
flaunt,
show off,
swank]
4: make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest
intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
5: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the
yard" [syn:
dart,
dash,
scoot,
scud,
shoot]
6: expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill"
7: protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal, as of parts
of roofs
8: emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and
was gone."