Fast burst of light Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Fast burst of light crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on May 16 2024 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Fast burst of light has a total of 5 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | FLASH | Fast burst of light | Newsday |
Definition
| • | To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed. |
| • | To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash. |
| • | To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily. |
| • | To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light. |
| • | To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind. |
| • | To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b). |
| • | To trick up in a showy manner. |
| • | To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash. |
| • | A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning. |
| • | A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show. |
| • | The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period. |
| • | A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring and giving a fictious strength to liquors. |
| • | Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery. |
| • | Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry. |
| • | Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes. |
| • | A pool. |
| • | A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal. |
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