Flash and Unmask

Flash

Flash verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Usage example: flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his coffee

Unmask and flash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unmask" instead a verb "Flash".

Unmask

Unmask verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).

Flash and unmask are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flash" instead a verb "Unmask".

Nearby Word: unmasking

Both words in one sentence

  • Dramatic Unmask In the "Trial of The Flash" story arc, the Flash was forced to unmask when he was on the witness stand.
  • Anti-Climactic Unmasking In the first version of The Flash (1990), the Trickster explicitly invokes this trope when refusing to unmask the captured Flash.
  • Also, Lex takes advantage of the situation to pull off Flash's cowl and discover his secret identity but is thwarted when he has "no idea who this is." In one Silver Age story, Heat Wave managed to unmask (Barry Allen) Flash and had much the same reaction.
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