FLASH
What does "FLASH" mean?
A sudden brief burst of bright light.
Meanings
- A sudden, brief burst of light. A flash of lightning lit the whole valley.
- A very short moment of time. It was over in a flash.
- To shine or appear suddenly and briefly. Her eyes flashed with anger.
- A burst of artificial light used to illuminate a photograph. Turn off the flash; it'll wash out the colours. technical
Did you know?
- A single flash of lightning briefly heats the air around it to roughly 30,000 kelvin - about five times hotter than the visible surface of the Sun.
Word origin
From Middle English 'flasshen', originally meaning 'to splash or dash water'; the sense of a sudden burst of light developed in the 16th century, likely imitative of a quick, splashing movement.
Remember it
FLASH sounds like the splash it once meant - a quick burst, gone before the 'sh' fades.
A little poem
White rips down the sky-
for one breath the whole field shines,
then forgets it could.
haiku
Wordplay
- The photographer had a flash of insight: every great idea, like every good photo, comes in a flash.
What it teaches
Brilliance that arrives in a flash also departs in one; what you do in the dark afterward is the real work.
Quick facts
What does FLASH mean?
A sudden brief burst of bright light.
Is FLASH a valid word?
Yes — FLASH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FLASH?
FLASH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FLASH come from?
From Middle English 'flasshen', originally meaning 'to splash or dash water'; the sense of a sudden burst of light developed in the 16th century, likely imitative of a quick, splashing movement.
What can FLASH teach us?
Brilliance that arrives in a flash also departs in one; what you do in the dark afterward is the real work.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.