blaze of flash
1blaze — [n1] fire bonfire, burning, combustion, conflagration, flame, flames, holocaust, wildfire; concepts 478,521 blaze [n2] flash of light beam, brilliance, burst, flare, glare, gleam, glitter, glow, radiance; concept 628 blaze [n3] torrent blast …
2flash — [n1] shimmer, flicker beam, bedazzlement, blaze, burst, coruscation, dazzle, flame, flare, glance, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, illumination, imprint, impulse, incandescence, luster, phosphorescence, quiver, radiation,… …
3blaze — blaze1 [blāz] n. [ME blase < OE blæse, blase, a torch, flame < IE * bhles , shine < base * bhel : see BLACK] 1. a brilliant mass or burst of flame; strongly burning fire 2. any very bright, often hot, light or glare [the blaze of… …
4blaze — n flare, flame, glare, glow (see under BLAZE vb) Analogous words: firing or fire, kindling, igniting or ignition (see corresponding verbs at LIGHT): effulgence, refulgence, radiance, brilliance or brilliancy (see corresponding adjectives at… …
5Flash — Flash, n.; pl. {Flashes}. 1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary… …
6Flash in the pan — Flash Flash, n.; pl. {Flashes}. 1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary …
7Flash light — Flash Flash, n.; pl. {Flashes}. 1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary …
8Flash — (fl[a^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flashed} (fl[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flashing}.] [Cf. OE. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle, dial. Sw. flasa to blaze, E. flush, flare.] 1. To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame… …
9flash in the pan — Flash Flash (fl[a^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flashed} (fl[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flashing}.] [Cf. OE. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle, dial. Sw. flasa to blaze, E. flush, flare.] 1. To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient… …
10flash — [flash] vi. [ME flashen, to splash, sprinkle; of echoic orig.] 1. to send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals 2. to sparkle or gleam [eyes flashing with anger] 3. to speak abruptly, esp. in anger: usually with out 4.… …
