Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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plunge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flash | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
plunge (noun) | flash (noun) |
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a brief swim in water | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
a steep and rapid fall | 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) |
plunge (adjective) | flash (adjective) |
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tastelessly showy |
plunge (verb) | flash (verb) |
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begin with vigor | appear briefly |
devote (oneself) fully to | emit a brief burst of light |
cause to be immersed | make known or cause to appear with great speed |
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal |
thrust or throw into | run or move very quickly or hastily |
fall abruptly | gleam or glow intermittently |
drop steeply | display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously |
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity | expose or show briefly |