Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flash | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
streak | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flash (noun) | streak (noun) |
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a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph | a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background |
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification | a distinctive characteristic |
a momentary brightness | a sudden flash (as of lightning) |
a sudden brilliant understanding | an unbroken series of events |
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) | streak (adjective) |
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tastelessly showy |
flash (verb) | streak (verb) |
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appear briefly | mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained |
emit a brief burst of light | move quickly in a straight line |
make known or cause to appear with great speed | run naked in a public place |
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal | |
run or move very quickly or hastily | |
gleam or glow intermittently | |
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously | |
expose or show briefly |