2flash noun
plural flashes 1 [count] : a sudden bright light
▪ A brilliant/blinding flash lit up the sky. ▪ a flash of lightning = a lightning flash 2 [count] : a sudden appearance or occurrence of something
▪ a flash of insight ▪ a flash of color ▪ a flash of wit ▪ a flash of anger ▪ The idea for the movie came to her in a flash of inspiration. — see also hot flash 3 [noncount] usually disapproving : a fancy or exciting quality or appearance that is meant to attract attention to something that is usually not very good or interesting
▪ They relied on gimmicks and flash to get people's attention. ▪ a show with a lot of flash but little substance 4 : a device that is used to produce a brief and very bright flash of light for taking photographs [count] ▪ a camera with a flash ▪ Use the flash when you're taking pictures indoors. [noncount] ▪ a picture taken using flash ▪ flash photography [=photography that is done with a flash] — see picture at camera; compare flashbulb 5 [count] : newsflash
▪ A brilliant/blinding flash lit up the sky. ▪ a flash of lightning = a lightning flash
▪ a flash of insight ▪ a flash of color ▪ a flash of wit ▪ a flash of anger ▪ The idea for the movie came to her in a flash of inspiration. — see also hot flash
▪ They relied on gimmicks and flash to get people's attention. ▪ a show with a lot of flash but little substance
(as) quick as a flash
informal : very quickly
▪ The waitress brought our order as quick as a flash.
▪ The waitress brought our order as quick as a flash.
flash in the pan
: a person or thing that fails after being very popular or successful for a brief time
▪ He was a flash in the pan whose second album didn't sell very well.
▪ He was a flash in the pan whose second album didn't sell very well.
in a flash
informal : very quickly or suddenly
▪ I'll be back in a flash. ▪ The idea came to me in a flash.
▪ I'll be back in a flash. ▪ The idea came to me in a flash.
