Flash of light Crossword Clue

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Flash of light Crossword Answer

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GLEAM

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FLARE

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Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a momentary flash of light
2. a spatially localized brightness
(verb)
1. throw a glance at; take a brief look at
2. be shiny, as if wet

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FLASH (noun)
1. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
2. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
FLASH (verb)
1. run or move very quickly or hastily
2. gleam or glow intermittently
FLASH (adjective)
1. tastelessly showy
LIGHT (noun)
1. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
2. having abundant light or illumination
LIGHT (adjective)
1. weak and likely to lose consciousness
2. marked by temperance in indulgence
LIGHT (verb)
1. fall to somebody by assignment or lot
2. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
LIGHT (adverb)
1. with few burdens

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

GLEAM
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FLARE
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