Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flex | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flash | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
flex (noun) | flash (noun) |
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the act of flexing | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification | |
a momentary brightness | |
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) |
flex (adjective) | flash (adjective) |
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tastelessly showy |
flex (verb) | flash (verb) |
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cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form | appear briefly |
bend a joint | emit a brief burst of light |
form a curve | make known or cause to appear with great speed |
contract | protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal |
exhibit the strength of | run or move very quickly or hastily |
gleam or glow intermittently | |
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously | |
expose or show briefly |