Def­i­n­i­tion #17 of 50: to break forth into sud­den flame or light, esp. tran­sient­ly or inter­mit­tent­ly.

Def­i­n­i­tion #16 of 50: the cant or jar­gon of thieves, vagabonds, etc.

Def­i­n­i­tion #15: hot flash.

Def­i­n­i­tion #14 of 50: the rush of water thus pro­duced [from releas­ing water to send a boat down a shal­low stream].

Def­i­n­i­tion #13 of 50: a device, as a lock or sluice, for con­fin­ing and releas­ing water to send a boat down a shal­low stream.

Def­i­n­i­tion #12 of 50: hand con­tain­ing all five suits in a game played with a five-suit pack.

Def­i­n­i­tion #11 of 50: Met­al­lur­gy. a. a ridge of met­al left on a cast­ing by a seam between parts of the mold. b. a ridge formed at the edge of a forg­ing or weld where excess met­al has been squeezed out.

Def­i­n­i­tion #10 of 50: rush.

Def­i­n­i­tion #9 of 50: a sud­den thought, insight, inspi­ra­tion, or vision.

Def­i­n­i­tion #8 of 50: the sud­den flame or intense heat pro­duced by a bomb or oth­er explo­sive device.