Flash
Sweep
Sweep verb - To move or proceed smoothly and readily.
How words are described
| full | full flash | full sweep |
| long | long flash | long sweep |
| single | single flash | single sweep |
| simple | simple flash | simple sweep |
| Other adjectives: huge, little, quick, personal, new, random, double, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Deserts get huge flash floods at times that can sweep away the sand a town is built on.
Source: Video Game / Diablo II - In the Flash game Great Dungeon In The Sky (Link.), you can basically sweep the whole game with any character with the Summon Creature ability.
Source: Game Breaker / Action -
Each bar was small enough so each color of the peacock was present during the flash, but it was the sweep that made it interesting.
Source: Epileptic Flashing Lights
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