[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a brief, sudden burst of bright light:The sky lit up with a flash of lightning.Synonyms: glare , gleam , flare", "a sudden, brief outburst or display of joy, wit, etc.:Her brilliant eye for detail and quiet flashes of humor make the book a joy to read.", "a very brief moment; instant:I'll be back in a flash.Synonyms: wink , twinkling", "Informal. flashlight(def1) flashlight(def1).", "Journalism. news flash(def) news flash(def).", "Photography.bright artificial light thrown briefly upon a subject during an exposure. flash lamp flash lamp. flashbulb . electronic flash electronic flash.", "bright artificial light thrown briefly upon a subject during an exposure.", "flash lamp flash lamp.", "flashbulb .", "electronic flash electronic flash.", "the sudden flame or intense heat produced by a bomb or other explosive device.", "a sudden thought, insight, inspiration, or vision:I smelled the sea breeze and had a flash of my childhood summers at the beach.", "a showy or ostentatious display.", "Slang. rush1(def24) rush1(def24).", "Metallurgy.a ridge of metal left on a casting by a seam between parts of the mold.a ridge formed at the edge of a forging or weld where excess metal has been squeezed out.", "a ridge of metal left on a casting by a seam between parts of the mold.", "a ridge formed at the edge of a forging or weld where excess metal has been squeezed out.", "Poker.a hand containing all five suits in a game played with a five-suit pack.", "a device, such as a lock or sluice, for confining and releasing water to send a boat down a shallow stream.the rush of water thus produced.", "a device, such as a lock or sluice, for confining and releasing water to send a boat down a shallow stream.", "the rush of water thus produced.", "hot flash(def) hot flash(def).", "Obsolete.the cant or jargon of thieves, vagabonds, etc."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to break forth into sudden flame or light, especially transiently or intermittently:We saw a buoy flashing in the distance.", "to gleam:The car's chrome bumpers flashed in the sun.Synonyms: scintillate", "to burst suddenly into view or perception:The answer flashed into his mind.", "to move very suddenly and quickly.", "to speak or behave with sudden anger, outrage, or the like (often followed byout):to flash out at a stupid remark.", "to break into sudden action.", "Slang.to open one's clothes and expose the genitals suddenly, and usually briefly, in public.", "Slang.to experience the intense effects of a narcotic or stimulant drug.", "to dash or splash, as the sea or waves.", "Archaic.to make a flash or sudden display."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to emit or send forth (fire or light) in sudden bursts.", "to cause to emit or reflect light:There was a driver tailgating them who kept flashing his high beams and honking his horn.A beekeeper I knew used to flash a mirror at his hive to help settle them.", "to communicate instantly:The airline flashed the updated flight time on the overhead display.", "to make an ostentatious display of:He's forever flashing a large roll of bills.", "to display suddenly and briefly:She flashed her ID card at the guard.", "to change (water) instantly into steam by pouring or directing onto a hot surface.", "to increase the flow of water in (a river, channel, etc.).", "Glassmaking and Ceramics.to coat (plain glass or a glass or ceramic object) with a layer of colored, opalescent, or white glass.to apply (such a layer).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 apply (such a layer).", "to color or make (glass) opaque by reheating.", "Building Trades.to protect from leakage with flashing .", "Computers.to write a program, file, etc. to the part of (a device's) memory that is reprogrammable and retains information even with the power turned off:If you're still having problems, you can flash the router.to write (a program, file, etc.) to the part of a device's memory that is reprogrammable and retains information even with the power turned off:I flashed the device's firmware using the latest version available.", "to write a program, file, etc. to the part of (a device's) memory that is reprogrammable and retains information even with the power turned off:If you're still having problems, you can flash the router.", "to write (a program, file, etc.) to the part of a device's memory that is reprogrammable and retains information even with the power turned off:I flashed the device's firmware using the latest version available.", "Cards.to expose (a card) in the process of dealing.", "Archaic.to dash or splash (water)."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["happening suddenly and usually lasting a short time:a flash storm.", "very brief, fast, or short:flash poetry and fiction.flash freezing of vegetables;flash poetry and fiction.", "Computers.relating to or using a type of reprogrammable memory that retains information even with the power turned off:a flash drive.", "showy or ostentatious.Synonyms: ostentatious , pretentious , tawdry , gaudy , flashy", "caused by or used as protection against flash from an explosive device:flash injuries; flash clothing.", "counterfeit or sham.Synonyms: fake , false", "Obsolete.belonging to or connected with thieves, vagabonds, etc., or their cant or jargon."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military."]}]