flare
1. a shape that spreads outward (Freq. 1)
- the skirt had a wide flare
• Syn:
flair
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
2. a sudden burst of flame (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
fire, flame, flaming
3. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
flash
• Hypernyms:
visual signal
• Hyponyms:
star shell, Bengal light, Very light, Very-light
4. reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
• Hypernyms:
erythroderma
5. a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
- a colitis flare
- infection can cause a lupus flare
• Hypernyms:
attack
6. a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface;
associated with sunspots and radio interference
• Syn:
solar flare
• Hypernyms:
solar radiation
7. am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
• Hypernyms:
reflection, reflexion
8. a sudden outburst of emotion
- she felt a flare of delight
- she could not control her flare of rage
• Hypernyms:
effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition
9. a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
• Hypernyms:
device
• Hyponyms:
fusee, fuzee
10. 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
• Syn:
flare pass
• Hypernyms:
forward pass, aerial
11. (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
fly, fly ball
1. burn brightly (Freq. 1)
- Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
• Syn:
flame up, blaze up, burn up
• Hypernyms:
burn, combust
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. become flared and widen, usually at one end (Freq. 1)
- The bellbottom pants flare out
• Syn:
flare out
• Hypernyms:
widen
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. erupt or intensify suddenly
- Unrest erupted in the country
- Tempers flared at the meeting
- The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
• Syn:
erupt, irrupt, flare up, break open, burst out
• Derivationally related forms:
flare-up (for: flare up), irruption (for: irrupt), eruption (for: erupt)
• Hypernyms:
intensify, deepen
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
4. shine with a sudden light
- The night sky flared with the massive bombardment
• Syn:
flame
• See Also:
flame up (for: flame)
• Hypernyms:
shine, beam
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Lights flare on the horizon
- The horizon is flareing with lights
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