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FLASH, n.
1. A sudden burst of light a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing as a flash of lightning.
2. A sudden burst of flame and light as instantaneous blaze as the flash of a gun.
3. A sudden burst, as of wit or merriment as a flash of wit a flash of joy or mirth.
His companions recollect no instance of premature wit, no striking sentiment, no flash of fancy -
4. A short, transient state.
The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash.
5. A body of water driven by violence. Local.
6. A little pool. Local.
FLASH,
1. To break forth, as a sudden flood of light to burst or open instantly on the sight, as splendor. It differs from glitter, glisten and gleam in denoting a flood or wide extent of light. The latter words may express the issuing of light from a small object, or from a pencil of rays. A diamond may glitter or glisten, but it does not flash. Flash differs from other words also in denoting suddenness of appearance and disappearance.
2. To burst or break forth with a flood of flame and light as, the powder flashed in the pan. Flashing differs from exploding or disploding, in not being accompanied with a loud report.
3. To burst out into any kind of violence.
Every hour he flashes into one gross crime or other.
4. To break out, as a sudden expression of wit, merriment or bright thought.
FLASH,
1. To strike up a body of water from the surface.
He rudely flashed the waves.
In this sense I believe this word is not used in America. 2. To strike or to throw like a burst of light as, to flash conviction on the mind.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Flash'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/f/flash.html.
Entry for 'Flash'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/f/flash.html.
