| FLASHBACK | • flashback n. (Authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow… • flashback n. (Psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in… • flashback n. A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug. |
| FLASHBANG | • flashbang n. Alternative form of flash-bang. • flash-bang n. A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive… • flash␣bang n. Alternative form of flash-bang. |
| FLASHBULB | • flashbulb n. (Historical, photography) A glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph. • FLASHBULB n. an oxygen-filled electric bulb in which aluminium or other foil or filament may be fired to provide a brilliant flash. |
| FLASHCARD | • flashcard n. A card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question… • flashcard n. (Electronics) A solid-state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras… • flash␣card n. Alternative form of flashcard. |
| FLASHCUBE | • flashcube n. (Photography) A rotating cube containing a flashbulb in each of four sides. • FLASHCUBE n. a plastic cube containing four flashbulbs, rotated as the film is wound on. |
| FLASHGUNS | • flashguns n. Plural of flashgun. • flash␣guns n. Plural of flash gun. • FLASHGUN n. a photographic apparatus. |
| FLASHIEST | • flashiest adj. Superlative form of flash: most flash. • FLASHY adj. showy, vulgar. |
| FLASHINGS | • flashings n. Plural of flashing. • FLASHING n. sheet metal used to waterproof a roof. |
| FLASHLAMP | • flashlamp n. A kind of lamp that uses an electric current to start powder burning and produce a brief sudden burst… • FLASHLAMP n. an electric torch. |
| FLASHOVER | • flashover n. The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area. • flashover n. An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator. • flash␣over n. Alternative form of flashover. |
| FLASHTUBE | • flashtube n. Synonym of flashlamp. • FLASHTUBE n. a gas discharge tube that produces very brief intense flashes of light and is used esp. in photography. |