flash-n; 11 Senses

Sense Number 1: a sudden, brief burst of light

Commentary:FLASH[+event][+burst][+of_energy]

Examples:
We were surrounded by lightening flashes and big waves during the storm at sea.
The thermonuclear flash lit up the sky like a false dawn.
The grenade exploded with a yellow flash of light.

Mappings:
PropBank: flash.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: a sudden perceptual sensation

Commentary:FLASH[+state][+perceptual][+sensation][+sudden]
NOTE: an immediate physiological or emotional response to stimulus.

Examples:
He felt a flash of pain in his foot.
A flash of anger shot through her when she remembered his insulting comment.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: a sudden, vivid mental insight

Commentary:FLASH[+state][+mental][+insight][+sudden]
NOTE: involves cognition, reasoning - not pure sensation (Sense 2)

Examples:
In a flash of insight John saw the proof to the mathematical puzzle.
Reversing the sequence of those scenes in the play was a flash of inspiration.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: a moment of time, a split second

Commentary:FLASH[+quantity][+temporal][+momentary]

Examples:
Mary said she'd be back in a flash.
Quick as a flash the cat had captured the ball of yarn between its paws.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: an ostentatious, eye-catching manner

Commentary:FLASH[+quality][+manner][+ostentatious]

Examples:
John likes to date girls who have a lot of flash.
Their presentation had flash but not much substance.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 6: communication signal using pulses of light

Commentary:FLASH[+event][+speech_act][+signal][+with_light_pulses]
NOTE: implies the presence of Sense 1, but is an intentional series of these.

Examples:
Sally signaled the all-clear by a series of short and long flashes with her flashlight.
The yellow flash ahead indicates caution.

Mappings:
PropBank: flash.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 7: a bulletin of headline news

Commentary:FLASH[+event][+speech_act][+bulletin][+of_headline_news]

Examples:
We heard the news flash about the assassination of the dictator.
The radio station provides the latest news flashes every hour on the hour.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 8: an eye-catching patch of color or form

Commentary:FLASH[+quality][+appearance][+eye_catching][+patch]

Examples:
The flash of blue in the tree was the wing of a kingfisher.
The slit in her skirt revealed a flash of thigh as she walked down the street.
The maple trees in early September had a few flashes of red on their leaves.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9

Sense Number 9: camera attachment that provides momentary light during picture taking

Commentary:FLASH[+artifact][+attachment][+camera][+light_source][+momentary]

Examples:
Did the flash go off when John took the picture?
She set her camera to a wide aperture to avoid using the flash.

Mappings:
PropBank: flash.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10

Sense Number 10: excess substance protruding from between the joined surfaces of a mold

Commentary:FLASH[+artifact][+substance][+excess][+protruding]

Examples:
Flash appears on the part's edge where the mold has metal meeting metal.
Inadequate mold support can also lead to flash.
In multi-cavity molds, flash is often caused by an improper balance of melt flow.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 11: a brief, non-repeating success

Commentary:Idiom: flash_in_the_pan
NOTE: the expression comes from the situation where a flintlock weapon's priming powder ignited in the gunlock pan without resulting in the ignition of the main charge in the gun's chamber.

Examples:
Our team's winning streak at the start was just a flash in the pan.
The pop singer's success with one single turned out to be a flash in the pan.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: idiom