![]() Glint suggests a hard bright gleam of reflected light, as from something polished or burnished: Light glints from silver or from burnished copper.To glitter is to reflect intermittent flashes of light from a hard surface: Ice glitters in the moonlight. To flash is to send forth light with a sudden, transient brilliancy: A shooting star flashed briefly.To glance is to emit a brilliant flash of light as a reflection from a smooth surface: Sunlight glanced from the glass windshield. Flash, glance, glint, glitter mean to send forth a sudden gleam (or gleams) of bright light. See corresponding entry in Unabridged scintillate. See corresponding entry in Unabridged twinkling, wink. See corresponding entry in Unabridged flare, gleam, glare. 1350–1400 Middle English flasshen to sprinkle, splash, earlier flask( i) en probably phonesthemic in origin, originally compare similar expressive words with fl- and -sh.of or pertaining to followers of boxing, racing, etc.belonging to or connected with thieves, vagabonds, etc., or their cant or jargon.caused by or used as protection against flash: flash injuries flash clothing.to feel an instantaneous understanding and appreciation of.to have a sudden, vivid memory or mental picture of: I just flashed on that day we spent at the lake.to have a sudden thought, insight, or inspiration about.Games to expose (a card) in the process of dealing.to protect from leakage with flashing.to color or make (glass) opaque by reheating.to coat (plain glass or a glass or ceramic object) with a layer of colored, opalescent, or white glass.to increase the flow of water in (a river, channel, etc.).to change (water) instantly into steam by pouring or directing onto a hot surface.to display suddenly and briefly: She flashed her ID card at the guard. ![]() to make an ostentatious display of: He's forever flashing a large roll of bills.to communicate instantaneously, as by radio or telegraph.to cause to flash, as powder by ignition or a sword by waving.to emit or send forth (fire or light) in sudden flashes.to dash or splash, as the sea or waves.Slang Termsto experience the intense effects of a narcotic or stimulant drug.Slang Termsto open one's clothes and expose the genitals suddenly, and usually briefly, in public.by out): to flash out at a stupid remark. to speak or behave with sudden anger, outrage, or the like (often fol.to burst suddenly into view or perception: The answer flashed into his mind.transiently or intermittently: a buoy flashing in the distance. to break forth into sudden flame or light, esp.a brief, intense effort that produces no really significant result.the cant or jargon of thieves, vagabonds, etc.a device, as a lock or sluice, for confining and releasing water to send a boat down a shallow stream.Games a hand containing all five suits in a game played with a five-suit pack.Metallurgya ridge formed at the edge of a forging or weld where excess metal has been squeezed out.Metallurgya ridge of metal left on a casting by a seam between parts of the mold.a sudden thought, insight, inspiration, or vision.the sudden flame or intense heat produced by a bomb or other explosive device.Photographybright artificial light thrown briefly upon a subject during an exposure.JournalismAlso called news flash. a brief dispatch sent by a wire service, usually transmitting preliminary news of an important story or development.superficial, meretricious, or vulgar showiness.a sudden, brief outburst or display of joy, wit, etc.a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.one whose promise or success is temporary: another politician who is just a flash in the pan.a brief, intense, but pointless effort that produces small and meaningless results: The plan was no more than a flash in the pan.sudden and brief: a flash fire a flash flood.to display briefly: She flashed her ID card at the guard.to send a message quickly by electronic means: The reporters flashed the story to the studio in New York.to appear suddenly: The answer flashed into his mind.to send forth like a flash: She flashed a dazzling smile.to gleam: The cat's eyes flashed in the darkness. ![]() briefly or irregularly: The light on the police car was flashing.
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