word-vault
Version:
A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
215 lines (214 loc) • 7.72 kB
JSON
{
"term": "flash",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a sudden bright light that shines for a moment and then disappears",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **flash of lightning**"
},
{
"text": "**Flashes of light** were followed by an explosion."
},
{
"text": "There was **a blinding flash** and the whole building shuddered."
},
{
"text": "The flashes from the guns illuminated the sky."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "blinding", "bright"],
"verb + flash": ["experience", "feel", "have"],
"flash + verb": ["erupt", "illuminate something", "light something"],
"preposition": ["flash from", "flash of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act of shining a light on something, especially as a signal",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The lighthouse gives out four flashes every 15 seconds."
},
{
"text": "Below them they saw torch flashes from locals which signalled V for Victory."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "blinding", "bright"],
"verb + flash": ["experience", "feel", "have"],
"flash + verb": ["erupt", "illuminate something", "light something"],
"preposition": ["flash from", "flash of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a piece of equipment that produces a bright light for a very short time, used for taking photographs indoors, when it is dark, etc.; the use of this when taking a photograph",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a camera with a built-in flash"
},
{
"text": "I'll need flash for this shot."
},
{
"text": "flash photography"
},
{
"text": "The tour guide asked people to turn off the flash on their cameras."
},
{
"text": "I don't think the picture will come out in this light. Try using the flash."
},
{
"text": "I took it with flash."
},
{
"text": "The flash didn't go off."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["built-in", "camera"],
"verb + flash": ["use"],
"flash + verb": ["go off", "work"],
"flash + noun": ["photography"],
"preposition": ["with (a) flash"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "the sudden appearance for a short time of something bright",
"sensetop": "flash of something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a flash of white teeth"
},
{
"text": "On the horizon, she saw a flash of silver—the sea!"
},
{
"text": "We caught a flash of white in the bushes."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "blinding", "bright"],
"verb + flash": ["experience", "feel", "have"],
"flash + verb": ["erupt", "illuminate something", "light something"],
"preposition": ["flash from", "flash of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a particular idea or feeling that suddenly comes into your mind or shows in your face",
"sensetop": "flash of something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **flash of brilliance/insight/inspiration**"
},
{
"text": "He caught the **flash of anger** in her eyes."
},
{
"text": "When she looked at me, I caught a flash of recognition in her eyes."
},
{
"text": "‘Did you really win first prize?’ he said with a flash of genuine admiration."
},
{
"text": "He felt a brief flash of jealousy."
},
{
"text": "She had a sudden flash of inspiration."
},
{
"text": "a rare flash of humour"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "blinding", "bright"],
"verb + flash": ["experience", "feel", "have"],
"flash + verb": ["erupt", "illuminate something", "light something"],
"preposition": ["flash from", "flash of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a short item of important news that is broadcast on radio or television, often interrupting a programme",
"labels": "(especially British English)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "a band or small piece of cloth worn on a military uniform to show a person’s rank",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "a band of colour or writing across a book, pack, etc.",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "a program that creates moving images for websites",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a sudden success that lasts only a short time and is not likely to be repeated",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He needed to prove that his success was not just a flash in the pan."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "very quickly and suddenly",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The weekend seemed to be over in a flash."
},
{
"text": "The answer came to me like a flash."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "very quickly",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Quick as a flash she was at his side."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/flæʃ/",
"audio": "fl/flash/flash__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/flæʃ/",
"audio": "fl/flash/flash__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}