a sudden short blaze of intense light or flame

a sudden occurrence or display, esp one suggestive of brilliance

a very brief space of time

an ostentatious display

a short news announcement concerning a new event

an insignia or emblem worn on a uniform, vehicle, etc, to identify its military formation

a patch of bright colour on a dark background, such as light marking on an animal

a volatile mixture of inorganic salts used to produce a glaze on bricks or tiles

a ridge of thin metal or plastic formed on a moulded object by the extrusion of excess material between dies

a pond, esp one produced as a consequence of subsidence

involving, using, or produced by a flash of heat, light, etc

ostentatious or vulgar

of or relating to gamblers and followers of boxing and racing

sham or counterfeit

relating to or characteristic of the criminal underworld

brief and rapid

to burst or cause to burst suddenly or intermittently into flame

to emit or reflect or cause to emit or reflect light suddenly or intermittently

to move very fast

to come rapidly (into the mind or vision)

to appear like a sudden light

to display ostentatiously

to show suddenly and briefly

to expose oneself indecently

to cover (a roof) with flashing

to send a sudden rush of water down (a river, etc), or to carry (a vessel) down bythis method

(in the making of glass) to coat (glass) with a thin layer of glass of a differentcolour

to subject to a brief pulse of heat or radiation

to change (a liquid) to a gas by causing it to hit a hot surface

to splash or dash (water)