n. 25B6; verb
a torch flashed : LIGHT UP, shine, flare, blaze, gleam, glint, sparkle, burn; blink, wink, flicker, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer, glisten, scintillate; poetic/literary glister, coruscate.
(informal) he was flashing his money about : SHOW OFF, flaunt, flourish, display, parade.
(informal) he flashed at me : EXPOSE ONESELF.
racing cars flashed past : ZOOM, streak, tear, shoot, dash, dart, fly, whistle, hurtle, rush, bolt, race, speed, career, whizz, whoosh, buzz; informal belt, zap; Brit. informal bomb, bucket; N. Amer. informal barrel.
25B6; noun
a flash of light : FLARE, blaze, burst; gleam, glint, sparkle, flicker, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer.
a basic uniform with no flashes : EMBLEM, insignia, badge; stripe, bar, chevron.
a sudden flash of inspiration : BURST, outburst, wave, rush, surge, flush.
25B6; adjective (informal) a flash sports car. : See flashy .
25A0; in/like a flash INSTANTLY, suddenly, abruptly, immediately, all of a sudden; quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily; in an instant/moment, in a (split) second, in a trice, in the blink of an eye; informal in a jiffy, before you can say Jack Robinson.