Bang and Flash

Bang

Bang noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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Flash and bang are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flash" instead a noun "Bang".

Nearby Words: banging, banger, banged

Flash noun - A sudden and usually temporary growth of activity.

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Bang and flash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bang" instead a noun "Flash".

Nearby Words: flashy, flashed, flashing, flasher, flashback

long	long bang	long flash
better	better bang	better flash
similar	similar bang	similar flash
single	single bang	single flash
Other adjectives: loud, bright, real, large, huge, little, dark, new, possible, next, last, sudden, magical, nuclear, blinding.

people	bang people	flash people
someone	bang someone	flash someone
hand	bang hand	flash hand
time	bang time	flash time
Other words: light, door, message, anyone, times, heads, don't.

Guardsmen who expect guns to make a loud bang and flash when fired get fake noises and lights because the familiarity is good for morale.

Source: The Coconut Effect
It became a fireside-story for young hobbits; and eventually Mad Baggins, who used to vanish with a bang and a flash and reappear with bags of jewels and gold, became a favorite character of legend and lived on long after all the true events were forgotten.

Source: Legend Fades to Myth
Well, extremely high-intensity but otherwise normal light is the "flash" part of flash-bang grenades.

Source: Heart Is an Awesome Power

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