Word

flash, v.
(flashed, flashes, flashing)
freq. cnt. 24

gleam or glow intermittently
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

blink flash twinkle wink winkle

sample sentences

"The lights were flashing"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Lights %s on the horizon
The horizon is %sing with lights

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
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Lights %s on the horizon
The horizon is %sing with lights

verb frames

Something ----s
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Lights %s on the horizon
The horizon is %sing with lights

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

twinkle twinkler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blinker blinker

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

appear briefly
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

flash

sample sentences

"The headlines flashed on the screen"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flash flashing flash

semantic pointers

hypernym

make known or cause to appear with great speed
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

flash

sample sentences

"The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

flash flaunt ostentate show off swank

sample sentences

"he showed off his new sports car"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ostentation ostentation

semantic pointers

hypernym

display, exhibit, expose

hyponym

run or move very quickly or hastily
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dart dash flash scoot scud shoot

sample sentences

"She dashed into the yard"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

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Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scooter scooter scooter scooter

lexical pointers

also see

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

verb group

charge, tear, shoot, shoot down, buck

hypernym

rush, race, speed, hasten, hotfoot, hie, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

expose or show briefly
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

flash

sample sentences

"he flashed a $100 bill"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

emit a brief burst of light
<verb.change>

flash

sample sentences

"A shooting star flashed and was gone"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flasher flasher flash flash

semantic pointers

hypernym

protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
<verb.contact>

flash

sample sentences

"flash the roof"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym