Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 16 compound words that contain flashes. The most common are listed below. Open flashes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- hot flashesplural of hot flash: A sudden, but brief, sensation of heat over the entire body; a common symptom of the menopause.
- arc flashesplural of arc flash: The extremely intense light and heat produced by a high-energy electric arc.
- blue flashesplural of blue flash: A very rare phenomenon observed in the morning or evening when the sun is crossing or immediately below the horizon, in which a momentary flash of blue light appears above the upper rim of the solar disk, caused by …
- camera flashesplural of camera flash: A device that produces a short flash of light to help illuminate a scene, mostly for night-time or indoors photography, to make the picture brighter.
- crown flashesplural of crown flash: A rare meteorological phenomenon caused by the effect of atmospheric electrical fluctuations on the alignment of ice crystals.
- double flashesplural of double flash: The characteristic visual phenomenon produced by the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear weapon, consisting of a very brief, bright flash of light which dims rapidly, followed by a second, gradually brightening …
- flashes aroundthird-person singular simple present indicative of flash around: To make an ostentatious show of; to show to everybody in a boastful manner.
- flashes backthird-person singular simple present indicative of flash back: To recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.
- flashes overthird-person singular simple present indicative of flash over: To undergo flashing (ignition) throughout a space all at once.
- flashes upthird-person singular simple present indicative of flash up: To appear suddenly on a screen.
- green flashesplural of green flash: A rare phenomenon observed in the morning or evening when the sun is crossing or immediately below the horizon, in which a momentary flash or ray of green light appears above the upper rim of the solar disk, caused …
- hook flashesplural of hook flash: A signal that briefly disconnects the local loop circuit by means of the hookswitch or a dedicated button, used to control functions on the public telephone exchange.
- news flashesplural of news flash: A brief media report of something that has recently taken place.
- ring flashesplural of ring flash: A circular electronic flash that fits around a camera lens.
- side flashesplural of side flash: A disruptive electrical discharge between a conductor traversed by an oscillatory current of high frequency (such as lightning) and neighbouring masses of metal, or between different parts of the same conductor.
- tattoo flashesplural of tattoo flash: A printed example design shown on paper or cardboard to give customers at a tattoo parlor an idea of a possible tattoo.
- molding flashesplural of molding flash: Excess material left around the edge of a mould, which must usually be removed.
- helium flashesplural of helium flash: The sudden beginning of the burning of helium in the core of stars of intermediate mass or on the surface of an accreting white dwarf.
- moulding flashesplural of moulding flash: Excess material left around the edge of a mould, which must usually be removed.
- eyebrow flashesplural of eyebrow flash: A brief raising of the eyebrows as an unconscious social signal when approaching another person to interact with them.
- flashes the ashthird-person singular simple present indicative of flash the ash: To give somebody a cigarette.
- flashes the cashthird-person singular simple present indicative of flash the cash: To spend money, especially in an ostentatious manner; to pay up.
- flashes in the panplural of flash in the pan: A transient occurrence with no long-term impact.
Compound words 16
- newsflashesplural of newsflash: A brief media report of something that has recently taken place.
- mitoflashesplural of mitoflash: A mitochondrial flash; a discrete burst of fluorescence within the mitochondrial matrix.
- backflashesplural of backflash: The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
- bootflashesplural of bootflash: A flash memory used at bootstrap time for a device, commonly containing a bootloader and simple configuration information.
- flipflashesplural of flipflash: A kind of flash unit for a camera, providing a certain number of flashes before needing to be flipped over and reinserted to use the remainder.
- gunflashesplural of gunflash: The flash of a (naval, artillery, tank or hand) gun firing.
- hotflashesplural of hotflash: A sudden, but brief, sensation of heat over the entire body; a common symptom of the menopause.
- microflashesplural of microflash: A flash of extremely short duration.
- outflashesthird-person singular simple present indicative of outflash: To flash more brightly than; to outshine.
- photoflashesplural of photoflash: A lamp that emits a brief flash of bright light; used to take photographs in a dark environment