[DOC] [TLE] Flash in the pan - definition of flash in the pan by The Free Dictionary [PAR] To burst forth into or as if into flame. 2. To give off light or be lighted in sudden or 
intermittent bursts. 3. To appear or occur suddenly: The image flashed onto the... [DOC] [TLE] Flashed over - definition of flashed over by The Free Dictionary [PAR] To give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts. 3. .... 14. flash in the 
pan a project, person, etc, that enjoys only short-lived success, notoriety, etc. [DOC] [TLE] Flash in the pan | Define Flash in the pan at Dictionary.com [PAR] Flash in the pan definition, a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning. 
See more. [DOC] [TLE] flash - definition of flash in English | Oxford Dictionaries [PAR] shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way,... Meaning ... You can 
change your cookie settings at any time. ..... 1A sudden brief burst of bright light. 
... 'The glints of orange fish scales and the gleam of a metallic beetle are some of 
the few flashes of colour in a ..... 'our start to the season was just a flash in the pan
'. [DOC] [TLE] SmokeLong Quarterly - Features [PAR] For certain, almost always, rarely never, flash fiction demands a word count, not 
the outdated kind ... 1. a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning. ... of 
things, when the ho-hum turns extraordinary, gone "ere one can say it lightens. .... 
45. flash in the pan, a. a brief, intense effort that produces no really significant... [DOC] [TLE] flash - WordReference.com Dictionary of English [PAR] a brief, sudden burst of bright light or flame:a flash of lightning. a sudden, brief 
outburst or ... effort that produces small and meaningless results:The plan was no 
more than a flash in the pan. .... Can the word flash be used to refer to lightning? [DOC] [TLE] Flash Synonyms, Flash Antonyms | Thesaurus.com [PAR] Sense of "give off a sudden burst of light or flame" is 1540s, as is the noun. ... 
Flash in the pan (1809) is from old-style guns, where the powder might ignite in 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Why Would Boiling Water Explode Out Of A Pan? - Naked Science Forum [PAR] In this case, the water can get above the boiling temperature without actually 
boiling. ... Perhaps you got some kind of a seal which would have caused a slight 
... I had burned something in the pan that caused it to discolor, and I was ... the 
sudden burst of boiling water pushed up out of the pot about 3-4 feet... [DOC] [TLE] 20 - Online Etymology Dictionary [PAR] "a sudden burst," 1827 of an argument; 1858 of light, from verbal phrase; see 
flare (v.) ... Some of the extended senses perhaps are from Scandinavian. ... 
Flash in the pan (1704 literal, 1705 figurative) is from old-style firearms, where ... 
also flashpoint, "temperature at which vapor will ignite momentarily," 1869, from 
flash (v.)... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter XVI. Figurative Phraseology - TestDEN [PAR] No girl is a peach, and some girls may object to being identified with a fruit, yet ... 
and that throws light on the banker-poet Stedman's poem called "Pan in Wall 
street. ... the same word, though if you try to buy truffles you will find the price no 
trifle. ... when all of a sudden the seed burst forth, unfolding the petals of a new 
life. 6. [DOC] [TLE] Flash dictionary definition | flash defined - YourDictionary [PAR] To flash is defined as to give off a sudden light or to show quickly. An example of 
... orig. of an ineffectual flash of powder in the pan of a flintlock. a person, effort... [DOC] [TLE] Spark vs Flash - What's the difference? | the-difference-between.com [PAR] ... man while flash is a sudden,

Question: A sudden burst of light; some can be "in the pan"
Answer: a flash