Dictionary entry details
• FLARE (noun)
Meaning:
A shape that spreads outward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
flare; flair
Context example:
the skirt had a wide flare
Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):
form; shape (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance)
Meaning:
A sudden burst of flame
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):
fire; flame; flaming (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke)
Meaning:
A burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
flare; flash
Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):
visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flare"):
star shell (an artillery shell containing an illuminant)
Bengal light (a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework)
Very light; Very-light (a colored flare fired from a Very pistol)
Meaning:
Reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):
erythroderma (any skin disorder involving abnormal redness)
Meaning:
A sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context examples:
a colitis flare / infection can cause a lupus flare
Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):
attack (a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition)
Meaning:
A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
solar flare; flare
Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):
solar radiation (radiation from the sun)
Meaning:
Am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):
reflection; reflexion (the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface)
Meaning:
A sudden outburst of emotion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context examples:
she felt a flare of delight / she could not control her flare of rage
Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):
blowup; ebullition; effusion; gush; outburst (an unrestrained expression of emotion)
Meaning:
A device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flare"):
fusee; fuzee (a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains)
Meaning:
A short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
flare pass; flare
Context example:
he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss
Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):
aerial; forward pass (a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer)
Meaning:
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):
fly; fly ball ((baseball) a hit that flies up in the air)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
• FLARE (verb)
Meaning:
Burn brightly
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
blaze up; burn up; flame up; flare
Context example:
Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
Hypernyms (to "flare" is one way to...):
burn; combust (undergo combustion)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Become flared and widen, usually at one end
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
flare out; flare
Context example:
The bellbottom pants flare out
Hypernyms (to "flare" is one way to...):
widen (become broader or wider or more extensive)
Sentence frame:
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Meaning:
Shine with a sudden light
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
flame; flare
Context example:
The night sky flared with the massive bombardment
Hypernyms (to "flare" is one way to...):
beam; shine (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence examples:
Lights flare on the horizon
The horizon is flareing with lights
Meaning:
Erupt or intensify suddenly
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
irrupt; flare up; erupt; burst out; break open; flare
Context examples:
Unrest erupted in the country / Tempers flared at the meeting / The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
Hypernyms (to "flare" is one way to...):
deepen; intensify (become more intense)
Sentence frames:
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