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  • 61flash — 1 verb 1 SHINE (I, T) to shine suddenly and brightly for a short time, or to make something shine in this way: The lightning flashed. | flash sth into/at/towards: Why is that guy flashing his headlights at me? | flash on and off (=shine for a… …

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  • 62light — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brightness ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, good ▪ bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong ▪ blinding …

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  • 63flash — I UK [flæʃ] / US verb Word forms flash : present tense I/you/we/they flash he/she/it flashes present participle flashing past tense flashed past participle flashed ** 1) a) [intransitive] to shine brightly for a very short time, or to shine on… …

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  • 64flash — /flæʃ / (say flash) noun 1. a sudden, transitory outburst of flame or light: a flash of lightning. 2. a sudden, brief outburst or display of joy, wit, etc. 3. the time occupied by a flash of light; an instant: to take a flash to prepare. 4.… …

  • 65light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …

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  • 66Flash (Jay Garrick) — Superherobox| caption=Jay Garrick, the original Flash. Cover art for JSA #78, by Alex Ross character name=Flash real name = Jason Peter Jay Garrick publisher=DC Comics debut= Flash Comics #1 (January 1940) creators=Gardner Fox Harry Lampert alter …

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  • 67Light echo — A light echo is a phenomenon observed in astronomy. Analogous to an echo of sound, a light echo is produced when a sudden flash or burst of light, such as that observed in novae, is reflected off a source and arrives at the viewer some time after …

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  • 68flash — [[t]flæʃ[/t]] n. 1) a brief, sudden burst of bright light 2) a sudden, brief outburst or display, as of joy or wit 3) an instant 4) inf flashlight 1) 5) cvb gaudy or vulgar showiness 6) jou a brief dispatch giving preliminary news of an important …

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  • 69Light-emitting diode — LED redirects here. For other uses, see LED (disambiguation). Light emitting diode Red, pure green and blue LEDs of the 5mm diffused type Type Passive, optoelectronic Working principle Electr …

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  • 70Flash (Barry Allen) — Superherobox| caption=The Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen. Art by Barry Kitson. character name=Flash publisher=DC Comics debut= Showcase #4 (Oct. 1956) creators=Robert Kanigher John Broome Carmine Infantino alter ego = Bartholomew Henry Barry Allen …

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