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What is the noun for flashlight?

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flash
  1. A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
  2. A very short amount of time.
  3. (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
  4. (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
  5. Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
  6. (Britain, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
  7. (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
  8. (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class (for example, Ebonics).
  9. (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
  10. (archaic) A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for colouring liquor to make it look stronger.
  11. (military) A form of military insignia.
  12. Synonyms:
  13. Examples:
    1. “A loud crash was heard behind them, followed by a bright flash of lightning.”
      “In a sudden flash of insight, I realized what he did not want me to know.”
      “In some ways, it felt like hours, yet it was over in a flash.”
flashing
  1. (roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
  2. The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
  3. The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
  4. The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
  5. Synonyms:
flasher
  1. Anything that flashes, especially a device that switches a light on and off.
  2. (automotive) An indicator or turn signal.
  3. (slang) A person who exposes their genitals or female nipples.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Police are on the trail of a serial flasher who has been spotted at least four times in the past month exposing himself to women in the area.”
      “A flasher has been jailed for four months after he exposed himself to four women on the same night.”
      “Detectives are hunting an anorak-wearing flasher who exposed himself to a woman as she walked along a Burnley canal towpath.”
flash
  1. A pool.
  2. (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.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “A loud crash was heard behind them, followed by a bright flash of lightning.”
      “In a sudden flash of insight, I realized what he did not want me to know.”
      “In some ways, it felt like hours, yet it was over in a flash.”
flashgun
  1. (photography) An electrically powered device used to trigger a flashbulb
  2. (photography) Any similar unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “I forgot to pack the flashgun for the photoshoot, so we couldn't properly capture the dimly-lit area.”
      “I had also talked Sam into taking a large flashgun down in order to try and get a good picture of Mark descending the shaft.”
      “A flashgun was introduced and I began to get something that was, to my eye at least, quite reasonable.”
flashlight
  1. (US, Canada) A battery-powered hand-held lightsource.
  2. A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Marshallers replaced their flashlight wands and instead used blue chem-sticks to convey their taxi instructions to pilots.”
      “The beam of a flashlight plays across the glass in the door, but by the time the watchmen walks by the office is empty.”
      “Hunter turned off the flashlight and tried to accustom his eyes to the flickering light of the fire behind him.”
flashbulb
  1. (historical, photography) A glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.
  2. Examples:
    1. “When we came out of the restaurant it was flashbulb city and you can't see a thing.”
      “As a photographer took his photo and the flashbulb went off, the child screamed loudly.”
      “Therefore, a desired aesthetic goal is a face with defined planes that will reflect favourably from lights of a flashbulb, yet not look drawn.”
flashbar
  1. (photography) A kind of flash unit for a camera, in the form of a horizontal bar.
flashcube
  1. (photography) A rotating cube containing a flashbulb in each of four sides
  2. Examples:
    1. “GridIron, OneAppliance, RackPack, iNode, FlashCube, TurboCharger, and Set-Ranking are registered or claimed trademarks of GridIron Systems, Inc.”
flashness
flashlights
  1. plural of flashlight
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Take a pile of mystery keys, dismembered action figures, dead flashlights, assorted calculators and undeveloped rolls of film.”
      “The artificial light cast by the flashlights and reporter bulbs lit the scene ahead, blotted out by the moving figures and crowd of people.”
      “The flashlights are popping off her and the roar of the crowd smashes into her stomach.”
flashbulbs
  1. plural of flashbulb
flashcubes
  1. plural of flashcube
flashbars
  1. plural of flashbar
flashguns
flashings
flashers
  1. plural of flasher
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I immediately pulled my van to the side of the road, put my emergency flashers on, and ran toward the now burning sports car.”
      “Hopefully our flashers were visible from the road, as the ditch was quite low.”
      “Volkswagen is recalling 2000 through 2002 cars to replace switches that may burn out and cause turn signals and flashers to fail.”
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