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| 1. | [ noun ] a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate | |
| Synonyms: | flash | |
| Related terms: | visual_signal Very_light Bengal_light star_shell | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a sudden burst of flame | |
| Related terms: | fire | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a shape that spreads outward | |
| Synonyms: | flair | |
| Examples: | "the skirt had a wide flare" |
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| Related terms: | shape flare_out | |
| 4. | [ verb ] become flared and widen, usually at one end | |
| Synonyms: | flare_out | |
| Examples: | "The bellbottom pants flare out" |
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| Related terms: | widen | |
| 5. | [ verb ] become suddenly excited or angry | |
| Synonyms: | erupt flare_up | |
| Examples: | "She flares up easily" |
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| Related terms: | appear erupt | |
| 6. | [ verb ] burn brightly | |
| Synonyms: | flame_up burn_up blaze_up | |
| Examples: | "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity." |
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| Related terms: | burn | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (medicine) a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms | |
| Examples: | "a colitis flare" "infection can cause a lupus flare" |
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| Related terms: | attack | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (medicine) reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation | |
| Related terms: | erythroderma | |
| 9. | [ verb ] shine with a sudden light | |
| Synonyms: | flame | |
| Examples: | "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment." |
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| Related terms: | shine | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield | |
| Related terms: | fly baseball | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification | |
| Related terms: | device fusee | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (sport,american football) a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines | |
| Synonyms: | flare_pass | |
| Examples: | "he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss" |
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| Related terms: | forward_pass | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (physics) am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) | |
| Related terms: | reflection | |
| 14. | [ noun ] a sudden outburst of emotion | |
| Examples: | "she felt a flare of delight" "she could not control her flare of rage" |
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| Related terms: | effusion | |
| 15. | [ verb ] erupt or intensify suddenly | |
| Synonyms: | erupt flare_up burst_out irrupt break_open | |
| Examples: | "Unrest erupted in the country" "Tempers flared at the meeting" "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" |
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| Related terms: | intensify outburst | |
| 16. | [ noun ] (physics,astronomy) a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference | |
| Synonyms: | solar_flare | |
| Related terms: | solar_radiation | |
| Similar spelling: |
Flore florey Florrie Flor flyer Flury Fleer fluor flier flour flory Flohr flair Flora floor Fleury Floria flower flurry Florio filaree flowery |
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