flash

flash
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noun
1 sudden bright light; sudden idea/emotion/action
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
▪ blinding, bright, brilliant
▪ sudden
▪ brief, momentary, quick
▪ occasional
▪ rare
▪

a rare flash of wit

▪ lightning
▪ laser
▪ news (usually newsflash)
▪ hot (AmE) (hot flush in BrE)
▪

She was experiencing hot flashes as part of menopause.

VERB + FLASH
▪ experience, feel, have
▪

He felt a brief flash of jealousy.

▪

She had a sudden flash of inspiration.

▪ emit
▪ catch, detect, notice, see
▪

We caught a flash of white in the bushes.

FLASH + VERB
▪ erupt
▪ illuminate sth, light sth, light sth up
▪

A bright flash of lightning lit up the sky.

▪ blind
▪

We were blinded by the flash.

PREPOSITION
▪ flash from
▪

The flashes from the guns illuminated the sky.

▪ flash of
▪

a sudden flash of light

2 bright light for a camera
ADJECTIVE
▪ built-in
▪ camera
VERB + FLASH
▪ use
▪

I don't think the picture will come out in this light. Try using the flash.

FLASH + VERB
▪ go off, work
▪

The flash didn't go off.

FLASH + NOUN
▪ photography
PREPOSITION
▪ with (a) flash
▪

I took it with flash.

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verb
1 shine
ADVERB
▪ briefly
▪

It was only the sun, flashing briefly on her hair.

▪ brightly
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪

A car flashed its headlights at me.

2 show emotion
ADVERB
▪ suddenly
▪ angrily, dangerously, menacingly
▪

Her eyes flashed angrily.

PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪

Her eyes suddenly flashed with anger.

Flash is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bulb, ↑camera, ↑eye, ↑headlights, ↑light, ↑lightning, ↑message, ↑screen, ↑sign, ↑tooth, ↑torch, ↑window
Flash is used with these nouns as the object: ↑badge, ↑grin, ↑headlights, ↑light, ↑look, ↑smile, ↑torch
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adj.
Flash is used with these nouns: ↑card, ↑drive, ↑flood, ↑memory, ↑point

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