Bolt
How words are described
| long | long bolt | long flash |
| original | original bolt | original flash |
| initial | initial bolt | initial flash |
| green | green bolt | green flash |
| Other adjectives: convenient, single, simple, small, real, large, big, huge, little, ominous, famous, new, mysterious, explosive, random, next, last, pink, sudden, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It does electrical damage but it doesn't have a visible lightning bolt or even a muzzle flash (unlike it's little brother, the YK 32 Pulse Pistol which fires a purple energy bolt).
Source: Lightning Gun -
In Crisis on Infinite Earths it was revealed that the Flash himself was the lightning bolt which struck the chemicals giving him his super speed.
Source: Lightning Can Do Anything -
Similarly, the lightning bolt earpieces on the side of the Flash's head are more or less prominent depending on who's drawing him.
Source: Depending on the Artist
Cite this Source
Flash and Bolt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bolt/flash
Bolt & Flash. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bolt/flash>.
Flash or Bolt. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bolt/flash.
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