To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
To burst out into violence.
To send by some startling or sudden means.
To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
To expose one's intimate body part or piece of clothing, often momentarily. (Contrast streak.)
To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
To perform a flash.
To be visible briefly.
To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
To make visible briefly.
To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
To communicate quickly.
A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
A pool.
Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
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.
A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
A form of military insignia.
A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
A flashlight; an electric torch.
The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
A very short amount of time.
A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.
Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
Having plenty of ready money.
Liable to show off expensive possessions or money.
To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also (chiefly US, figuratively) to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly.
To tamper with a document or record by increasing the quantity of something beyond its proper amount so that the difference may be unlawfully retained; in particular, to alter a medical prescription for this purpose by increasing the number of pills or other items.
To pass a (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially illegally into, within, or out of a prison.
To write or present (a cheque) on an account with insufficient funds, either to defraud or expecting that funds will become available by the time the cheque clears.
To move rapidly; to rush.
To deflect sideways in the water.
To (cause to) glide in the manner of a kite (“bird”).
To manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.
To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.
To steal.
To keep ahead of (an enemy) in order to attack repeatedly from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.
A rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.
A measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).
A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral (see sense 9), carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
An aeroplane or aircraft.
A bird of the genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering; also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.
A spinnaker (“supplementary sail to a mainsail”).
The stomach; the belly.
A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.
A rapacious person.
A blank cheque; a fraudulent cheque, such as one issued even though there are insufficient funds to honour it, or one that has been altered without authorization.
The brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a type of flatfish.
A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.
A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).
A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.
Some species in the subfamily Perninae.
A (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially one passed illegally into, within, or out of a prison.
An accommodation bill (“a bill of exchange endorsed by a reputable third party acting as a guarantor, as a favour and without compensation”).