Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gleam | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flash | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
gleam (noun) | flash (noun) |
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an appearance of reflected light | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
a flash of light (especially reflected light) | 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) |
gleam (adjective) | flash (adjective) |
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tastelessly showy |
gleam (verb) | flash (verb) |
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to shine with faint or brief light | appear briefly |
shine brightly, like a star or a light | emit a brief burst of light |
be shiny, as if wet | make known or cause to appear with great speed |
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 |