ADJ
- great
- blinding, bright, brilliant
- sudden
- brief, momentary, quick
- occasional
- rare
- a rare flash of humour
- light, lightning
- news (also newsflash)
VERB + FLASH
- feel, have
- He felt a brief flash of jealousy. She had a sudden flash of inspiration
- catch, detect, notice, see
- We caught a flash of white in the bushes
FLASH + VERB
- illuminate sth, light sth (up)
- A bright flash of lightning lit up the sky
PREP
- ~ from
- The flashes from the guns illuminated the sky
- ~ of
- a sudden flash of light
VERB + FLASH
- use
- I don't think the picture will come out in this light. Try using the flash
FLASH + VERB
- go off, work
- The flash didn't go off
FLASH + NOUN
- photography
- bulb
- unit
- a camera with a built-in flash unit
PREP
- with (a) ~
- I took it with flash
ADV
- briefly
- It was only the sun, flashing briefly on her bleached hair
PREP
- at
- A car flashed its headlights at me
ADV
- suddenly
- angrily
- Her eyes flashed angrily
PREP
- with
- Her eyes suddenly flashed with anger