Flash vs. Dash

To burst forth into or as if into flame.

To move with haste; rush

To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts.

To strike violently; smash

To appear or occur suddenly

To break or smash by striking violently

To move or proceed rapidly

To hurl, knock, or thrust with sudden violence

To hang up a phone line momentarily, as when using call waiting.

To remove by striking or wiping

(Slang) To think of or remember something suddenly

To splash; bespatter

(Slang) To expose oneself in an indecent manner.

To write hastily. Often used with off

To cause (light) to appear suddenly or in intermittent bursts.

To drink hastily. Often used with down

To cause to burst into flame.

To add an enlivening or altering element to

To reflect (light).

To affect by adding another element or ingredient to

To cause to reflect light from (a surface).

To destroy or wreck

To make known or signal by flashing lights.

To discourage or dispirit

To communicate or display at great speed

To damn.

To exhibit briefly.

A swift, violent blow or stroke

To hang up (a phone line) momentarily, as when using call waiting.

A splash

To display ostentatiously; flaunt.

A small amount of an added ingredient

To fill suddenly with water.

A quick stroke, as with a pencil or brush.

To cover with a thin protective layer.

A sudden movement; a rush

A sudden, brief, intense display of light.

(Sports) A footrace, usually less than a quarter-mile long, run at top speed from the outset.

A sudden perception

A spirited quality in action or style; verve.

A split second; an instant

Either of two symbols, an emdash or an endash, used in writing and in printing.

A brief news dispatch or transmission.

In Morse and similar codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers.

(Slang) Gaudy or ostentatious display

A dashboard.

A flashlight.

(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).

Instantaneous illumination for photography

(computing) A hyphen or minus sign.

A device, such as a flashbulb, flashgun, or flash lamp, used to produce such illumination.

(by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.

(Slang) The pleasurable sensation that accompanies the use of a drug; a rush.

A short run, flight.

(Archaic) The language or cant of thieves, tramps, or underworld figures.

A rushing or violent onset.

Happening suddenly or very quickly

Violent strike; a whack.

(Slang) Ostentatious; showy

A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.

Of or relating to figures of quarterly economic growth released by the government and subject to later revision.

A slight admixture.

Of or relating to photography using instantaneous illumination.

Ostentatious vigor.

(Computers) Of or relating to flash memory.

A dashboard.

(Archaic) Of or relating to thieves, swindlers, and underworld figures.

A bribe or gratuity; a gift.

(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.

A stand-in for a censored word, like "Devil" or "damn". (Compare deuce.)

(intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.

The dashboard of a Tumblr user.

(intransitive) To be visible briefly.

(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.

(transitive) To make visible briefly.

To leave or depart.

To expose one's intimate body part or piece of clothing, often momentarily. Contrast streak.

(transitive) To destroy by striking (against).

(figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.

(transitive) To throw violently.

To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.

To sprinkle; to splatter.

To communicate quickly.

To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.

To move, or cause to move, suddenly.

To ruin; to destroy.

(transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

(transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.

To evaporate suddenly. flash evaporation.}}

To complete hastily.

To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.

(transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.

To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).

Damn in forming oaths.

To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.

(euphemistic) Damn!

To expand (blown glass) into a disc.

To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; - often used with against.

(transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.

To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin.

(intransitive) To burst out into violence.

To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.

(juggling) To perform a flash.

To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture.

(metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.

To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste; - with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon.

To trick up in a showy manner.

To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; - with out; as, to dash out a word.

To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash.

To rush with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.

A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.

Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.

A very short amount of time.

A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash.

A flashlight; an electric torch.

A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple.

(figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.

A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain.

(uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.

Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.

Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.

A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a great dash.

The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.

A mark or line [-], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis.

(juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.

The sign of staccato, a small mark [ ] denoting that the note over which it is placed is to be performed in a short, distinct manner.

(linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.

A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; - used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race.

(photography) camera flash

Distinctive and stylish elegance;

(archaic) A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for colouring liquor to make it look stronger.

A quick run

(military) A form of military insignia.

A footrace run at top speed;

Clipping of flash memory

A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text

Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.

The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

A tattoo flash example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo.

The act of moving with great haste;

The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.

Run or move very quickly or hastily;

(dated) A newsflash.

Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over;

A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).

Hurl or thrust violently;

The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.

Destroy or break;

A pool.

Cause to lose courage;

(engineering) 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.

Add an enlivening or altering element to;

Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.

Having plenty of ready money.

Liable to show off expensive possessions or money.

Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.

Relating to thieves and vagabonds.

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 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 fictitious strength to liquors.

A lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a photograph; as, to take a picture without a flash.

Same as flashlight.

A short news item providing recently received and usually preliminary information about an event that is considered important enough to interrupt normal broadcasting or other news delivery services; also called a news flash or bulletin.

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.

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.

A sudden intense burst of radiant energy

A momentary brightness

A short vivid experience;

A sudden brilliant understanding;

A very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat);

A burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

A short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

A bright patch of color used for decoration or identification;

A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

Gleam or glow intermittently;

Appear briefly;

Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously;

Make known or cause to appear with great speed;

Run or move very quickly or hastily;

Expose or show briefly;

Protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal;

Emit a brief burst of light;

Tastelessly showy;