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flashesnounpl. of flash a sudden and usually temporary growth of activitya flash of last-minute trips to the grocery store before the onset of the big snowstorm bursts, flares, flare-ups, flickers, flurries, flutters, outbreaks, outbursts, spurts recrudescences, recurrences, renewalsbinges, jags, spreesboosts, increases, pickups, upswings, upturnsepidemics, eruptions, explosions, paroxysmsdeluges, floods, rushes, spates, surges, volleyscommotions, furors, uproars calms, doldrums, slumps a sudden intense expression of strong feelinga much-needed flash of humor during the otherwise boring lecture agonies, blazes, bursts, ebullitions, eruptions, explosions, fits, flares, flare-ups, flushes, gales, gushes, gusts, outbursts, paroxysms, spasms, storms blowups, grouches, rages, tantrumsecstasies, raptures, transportsdeliriums, firestorms, frenzies, furors a very small space of timethe shower will be over in a flash beats, eyeblinks, heartbeats, instants, jiffies, jiffs, minutes, moments, nanoseconds, New York minutes, seconds, shakes, split seconds, trices, twinkles, twinklings, winks microsecondssnatches, spurts aeons(or eons), ages, eternities, foreversinfinities, lifetimes something extraordinary or surprisingthe new goalie for our hockey team was apparently quite a flash in his hometown cautions, marvels, miracles, phenomena(or phenomenons), portents, prodigies, sensations, splendors, wonders curiosities, sights, spectaclesbeauties, corkers, crackerjacks(also crackajacks), dandies, jim-dandies, knockoutsapparitions, appearances flashesverbpresent tense third-person singular of flashto shoot forth bursts of lightthe actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award coruscates, flames, glances, gleams, glimmers, glints, glistens, glisters, glitters, lusters(or lustres), scintillates, shimmers, spangles, sparkles, twinkles, winkles, winks beams, radiates, shinesbedazzles, blinds, dazes, dazzlesblazes, burns, flares, glares, glows to present so as to invite notice or attentionflashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner displays, disports, exhibits, exposes, flaunts, lays out, parades, produces, shows, shows off, sports, struts, unveils brandishes, flourishes, wavesadvertises, airs, announces, blazes, broadcasts, heralds, placards, posts, proclaims, publicizes, sounds, trumpetsdivulges, talks (about), tells (of)bares, discovers, reveals, uncloaks, uncovers, unmasks camouflages, disguises, masksconceals, covers, curtains, enshrouds, hides, obscures, occludes, occults, shrouds, veils to shine with light at regular intervalsthe disco lights flashed, and the revelers danced blinks, twinkles, winks coruscates, flares, flickers, glances, glimmers, glints, glistens, glisters, glitters, scintillates, shimmers, spangles, sparkles, sparks to make known openly or publiclyflashed the news of the royal birth around the world advertises, announces, annunciates, blares, blazes, blazons, broadcasts, declares, enunciates, gives out, heralds, placards, posts, proclaims, promulgates, publicizes, publishes, releases, sounds, trumpets barks, calls (off or out), criesbillboards, bills, bulletins, gazettes(chiefly British)knells, rings, tollsblurbs, features, pitches, plugs, promotes, puffsdisseminates, spreadsdiscloses, divulges, introduces, kithes(chiefly Scottish), manifests, reports, reveals, showsadvises, apprises, hands down, informs, notifiescommunicates, imparts, intimates beats the drum (for or about), runs with conceals, hushes (up), silences, suppresses, withholdsrecalls, recants, retracts, revokes |