lightning vs flash
flash vs lightninglightning and flash both are nouns.
lightning is not an adjective while flash is an adjective.
lightning is not a verb while flash is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lightning | Yes | No | No | No |
| flash | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As nouns,
flash is a hypernym of
lightning; that is, flash is a
word with a broader meaning than lightning:
- lightning: the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
- flash: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
| lightning (noun) | flash (noun) |
|---|---|
| the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
| abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of 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) |
| lightning (adjective) | flash (adjective) |
|---|---|
| tastelessly showy |
| lightning (verb) | flash (verb) |
|---|---|
| appear briefly | |
| emit a brief burst of light | |
| 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 |
Words related to "lightning"
Words related to "flash"
- Bengal light
- New York minute
- Very light
- Very-light
- appear
- belt along
- bit
- blink
- blink of an eye
- bluster
- brainstorm
- brainwave
- brassy
- bravado
- brightness
- buck
- bucket along
- bulletin
- cannonball along
- charge
- cheap
- convey
- coruscation
- cover
- dart
- dash
- display
- exhibit
- exhibitionism
- experience
- expose
- fanfare
- flare
- flash back
- flash bulb
- flash camera
- flash lamp
- flashbulb
- flasher
- flashgun
- flashing
- flashy
- flaunt
- flex
- flick
- flicker
- garish
- gaudy
- gimcrack
- gleam
- gleaming
- glimmer
- glint
- glitter
- happening
- hasten
- heartbeat
- heat flash
- hie
- hotfoot
- insight
- instant
- jiffy
- lamp
- lightning
- loud
- meretricious
- minute
- mo
- moment
- natural event
- news bulletin
- newsbreak
- newsflash
- occurrence
- occurrent
- ostentate
- ostentation
- patch
- pedantry
- pelt along
- photoflash
- photographic equipment
- plunge
- race
- radiate
- ritz
- rush
- rush along
- scoot
- scud
- second
- shoot
- shoot down
- show
- show off
- spark
- sparkle
- speed
- split second
- splurge
- star shell
- step on it
- streak
- swank
- tacky
- tasteless
- tatty
- tawdry
- tear
- trashy
- trice
- twinkle
- twinkling
- visual signal
- wink
- winkle
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