blaze | ||
1. | [ verb ] shine brightly and intensively | |
Examples: | "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere." |
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Related terms: | shine glare | |
2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a strong flame that burns brightly | |
Synonyms: | blazing | |
Examples: | "the blaze spread rapidly" |
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Related terms: | fire | |
3. | [ noun ] a cause of difficulty and suffering | |
Synonyms: | hell | |
Examples: | "war is hell" "go to blazes" |
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Related terms: | trouble | |
4. | [ verb ] (arms) shoot rapidly and repeatedly | |
Synonyms: | blaze_away | |
Examples: | "He blazed away at the men" |
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Related terms: | shoot | |
5. | [ noun ] (law) noisy and unrestrained mischief | |
Synonyms: | hell | |
Examples: | "raising blazes" |
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Related terms: | mischief | |
6. | [ verb ] indicate by marking trees with blazes | |
Examples: | "blaze a trail" |
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Related terms: | mark | |
7. | [ verb ] burn brightly and intensely | |
Examples: | "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze." |
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Related terms: | burn flare | |
8. | [ verb ] move rapidly and as if blazing | |
Synonyms: | blaze_out | |
Examples: | "The spaceship blazed out into space" |
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Related terms: | depart | |
9. | [ noun ] great brightness | |
Synonyms: | glare brilliance | |
Examples: | "a glare of sunlight" "the flowers were a blaze of color" |
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Related terms: | brightness | |
10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 17871 | |
11. | [ noun ] a light-colored marking | |
Examples: | "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes" "the horse had a blaze between its eyes" |
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Related terms: | marking | |
Similar spelling: |
Blaize blues Blose bloke bless bleak blase Blake Bleich Blecha bleach Blakey blueish blouse Blaise |