the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
not decided or not known; "were indefinite about their plans"; "plans are indefinite"
vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"
without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"
a momentary brightness
a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof"
expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill"
gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"