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flare

/ flare /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
Type of:
fly fly ball
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 2
burn brightly
"Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
Type of:
burn combust
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 3
reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
Type of:
erythroderma
noun Sense 4
a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
"a colitis flare"
"infection can cause a lupus flare"
Type of:
attack
noun Sense 5
a shape that spreads outward
"the skirt had a wide flare"
Type of:
shape form
Derived:
flare out
noun Sense 6
a sudden burst of flame
Type of:
fire flame flaming
Derived:
flame flame up blaze up burn up
noun Sense 7
am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
Type of:
reflection reflexion
noun Sense 8
a sudden outburst of emotion
"she felt a flare of delight"
"she could not control her flare of rage"
Type of:
effusion gush outburst
noun Sense 9
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
Type of:
visual signal
Kinds of:
star shell Bengal light Very light
noun Sense 10
a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
Type of:
device
Kinds of:
fusee fuzee
verb Sense 11
shine with a sudden light
"The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
Type of:
shine beam
See also:
flame up blaze up burn up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 12
a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun''s surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
Type of:
solar radiation
verb Sense 13
become flared and widen, usually at one end
"The bellbottom pants flare out"
Type of:
widen
Derived:
flair
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 14
a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines
"he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss"
Type of:
forward pass aerial
verb Sense 15
erupt or intensify suddenly
"Unrest erupted in the country"
"Tempers flared at the meeting"
"The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
Type of:
intensify deepen
Derived:
outburst burst flare-up outbreak eruption
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
45
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

fly fly ball burn combust erythroderma attack shape form fire flame flaming reflection