Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flash | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
flick (noun) | flash (noun) |
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a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
a short stroke | a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification |
a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible) | 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) |
flick (adjective) | flash (adjective) |
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tastelessly showy |
flick (verb) | flash (verb) |
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remove with a flick (of the hand) | appear briefly |
touch or hit with a light, quick blow | emit a brief burst of light |
cause to make a snapping sound | make known or cause to appear with great speed |
throw or toss with a quick motion | protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal |
twitch or flutter | run or move very quickly or hastily |
cause to move with a flick | gleam or glow intermittently |
flash intermittently | display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously |
look through a book or other written material | expose or show briefly |
shine unsteadily |