flash - Meaning in Kannada

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flash - Meaning in Kannada

flash Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of flash in English

flash adjective

1. tastelessly showy

   Synonyms

   brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy

   Examples

   • "a flash car"
   • "a flashy ring"
   • "a gaudy costume"
   • "a meretricious yet stylish book"
   • "garish colors"
   • "loud sport shirts"
   • "tawdry ornaments"

flash noun

1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

   Synonyms

   New York minute, blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink

   Example

   • "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
2. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

   Synonyms

   flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflash

3. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
4. a short vivid experience

   Synonyms

   flashing

   Examples

   • "a flash of emotion swept over him"
   • "the flashings of pain were a warning"
5. a gaudy outward display

   Synonyms

   fanfare, fanfare, ostentation

6. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

   Synonyms

   flare

7. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

   Synonyms

   news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash

8. a sudden brilliant understanding

   Example

   • "he had a flash of intuition"
9. a momentary brightness
10. a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

    Examples

    • "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"
    • "red flashes adorned the airplane"

flash verb

1. appear briefly

   Example

   • "The headlines flashed on the screen"
2. emit a brief burst of light

   Example

   • "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
3. make known or cause to appear with great speed

   Example

   • "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
4. protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

   Example

   • "flash the roof"
5. run or move very quickly or hastily

   Synonyms

   dart, dart, dash, dash, scoot, scud, scud, shoot

   Example

   • "She dashed into the yard"
6. expose or show briefly

   Example

   • "he flashed a $100 bill"
7. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

   Synonyms

   flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank

   Example

   • "he showed off his new sports car"
8. gleam or glow intermittently

   Synonyms

   blink, twinkle, wink, winkle

   Example

   • "The lights were flashing"

Synonyms of flash

• flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflash
• news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash
• flare
• fanfare, ostentation
• flashing
• blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink
• dart, dash, scoot, scud, shoot
• flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank
• blink, twinkle, wink, winkle
• brassy, cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy

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