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horary
  • a  relating to the hours
    the horary cycle
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flattened
  • v  make flat or flatter
  • v  become flat or flatter
    The landscape flattened
  • v  lower the pitch of (musical notes)
  • s  having been flattened
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flash
  • n  a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
  • n  a momentary brightness
  • n  a short vivid experience
    a flash of emotion swept over him
    the flashings of pain were a warning
  • n  a sudden brilliant understanding
    he had a flash of intuition
  • n  a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
    if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
  • n  a gaudy outward display
  • n  a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
  • n  a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
  • n  a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
    red flashes adorned the airplane
    a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to
  • n  a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
  • v  gleam or glow intermittently
    The lights were flashing
  • v  appear briefly
    The headlines flashed on the screen
  • v  display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
  • v  make known or cause to appear with great speed
    The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts
  • v  run or move very quickly or hastily
  • v  expose or show briefly
    he flashed a $100 bill
  • v  protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
    flash the roof
  • v  emit a brief burst of light
    A shooting star flashed and was gone
  • s  tastelessly showy
    a flash car
    a flashy ring
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flash-frozen
  • s  (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value
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