merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
a momentary flash of light | a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification |
a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction | a momentary brightness |
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field | a sudden brilliant understanding |
a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger | 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) |