Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flash | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
show | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flash (noun) | show (noun) |
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a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph | an act or social event involving a public performance or entertainment |
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification | pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression |
a momentary brightness | something intended to communicate a particular impression |
a sudden brilliant understanding | |
a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story | |
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate | |
a gaudy outward display | |
a sudden intense burst of radiant energy | |
a short vivid experience | |
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) |
flash (adjective) | show (adjective) |
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tastelessly showy |
flash (verb) | show (verb) |
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appear briefly | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment |
emit a brief burst of light | provide evidence for |
make known or cause to appear with great speed | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively |
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal | give expression to |
run or move very quickly or hastily | give evidence of, as of records |
gleam or glow intermittently | indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments |
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously | finish third or better in a horse or dog race |
expose or show briefly | show in, or as in, a picture |
take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums | |
make visible or noticeable | |
be or become visible or noticeable | |
give an exhibition of to an interested audience |