I.
noun
1 sudden bright light; sudden idea/emotion/action
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
▪ blinding , bright , brilliant
▪ sudden
▪ brief , momentary , quick
▪ occasional
▪ rare
▪
a rare ~ of wit
▪ lightning
▪ laser
▪ news (usually newsflash )
▪ hot ( AmE ) ( hot flush in BrE )
▪
She was experiencing hot ~es as part of menopause.
VERB + FLASH
▪ experience , feel , have
▪
He felt a brief ~ of jealousy.
▪
She had a sudden ~ of inspiration.
▪ emit
▪ catch , detect , notice , see
▪
We caught a ~ of white in the bushes.
FLASH + VERB
▪ erupt
▪ illuminate sth , light sth , light sth up
▪
A bright ~ of lightning lit up the sky.
▪ blind
▪
We were blinded by the ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
The ~es from the guns illuminated the sky.
▪ ~ of
▪
a sudden ~ 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 + VERB
▪ go off , work
▪
The ~ didn't go off.
FLASH + NOUN
▪ photography
PREPOSITION
▪ with (a) ~
▪
I took it with ~.
II.
verb
1 shine
ADVERB
▪ briefly
▪
It was only the sun, ~ing briefly on her hair.
▪ brightly
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
A car ~ed its headlights at me.
2 show emotion
ADVERB
▪ suddenly
▪ angrily , dangerously , menacingly
▪
Her eyes ~ed angrily.
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
Her eyes suddenly ~ed 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
III.
adj.
Flash is used with these nouns: ↑ card , ↑ drive , ↑ flood , ↑ memory , ↑ point