Flame

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The zone of burning gases and fine suspended matter associated with rapid combustion; a hot, glowing mass of burning gas or vapor.
  • n. The condition of active, blazing combustion: burst into flame.
  • n. Something resembling a flame in motion, brilliance, intensity, or shape.
  • n. A violent or intense passion.
  • n. Informal A sweetheart.
  • n. Informal An insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger, as on a computer network.
  • verb-intransitive. To burn brightly; blaze.
  • verb-intransitive. To color or flash suddenly: cheeks that flamed with embarrassment.
  • verb-intransitive. Informal To make insulting criticisms or remarks, as on a computer network, to incite anger.
  • v. To burn, ignite, or scorch (something) with a flame.
  • v. Informal To insult or criticize provokingly, as on a computer network.
  • v. Obsolete To excite; inflame.
  • phrasal-verb. flame out To fail: "Only a handful of companies have flamed out in the two decades since the birth of the [biotech] industry” ( Rhonda L. Rundle).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The visible part of fire.
  • n. A romantic partner or lover in usually short-lived but passionate affair.
  • n. Intentionally insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger.
  • n. A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour. flame colour:    
  • n. The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.
  • v. To produce flames.
  • v. To post a destructively critical or abusive message, especially to provoke dissent or controversy
  • adj. Of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.
  • n. Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger.
  • n. Ardor of affection; the passion of love.
  • n. A person beloved; a sweetheart.
  • verb-intransitive. To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze.
  • verb-intransitive. To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.
  • v. To kindle; to inflame; to excite.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A blaze; vapor in combustion; hydrogen or any inflammable gas in a state of visible combustion.
  • n. plural In heraldry, a conventional representation of fire, seldom borne as an independent bearing, but accompanying the phenix, the salamander, the fire-ball, and the like. When of any other tincture than gules, this must be mentioned in the blazon. Figuratively
  • n. Brilliant light; scintillating luster; flame-like color or appearance.
  • n. Heat or ardor of emotion or passion; warmth of feeling; specifically, the passion of love; ardent love.
  • n. Angry or hostile excitement; burning animosity; contentious rage or strife.
  • n. An object of the passion of love: as, she was my first flame.
  • n. The gleam appearing at night from a school of herrings.
  • n. The geometrid moth, Anticlea rubidata: a collectors' name.
  • To emit a flame; burst into flame; blaze.
  • To shine like flame; glow with the brilliancy of flame; flash.
  • To break out in violence of passion.
  • To burn, as with a flame; singe; baste. See flamb, v.
  • To inflame; hence, to excite.
  • To cause to shine.
  • In technical use, to subject to the action of fire or flame: scorch; singe.
  • To hold in or pass through a flame, as an instrument, in order to sterilize it.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
  • v. shine with a sudden light
  • v. criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
  • v. be in flames or aflame
  • Verb Form
    flamed    flames    flaming   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beam    shine    objurgate    correct    chastise    chasten    castigate    burn    combust   
    Cross Reference
    ardor    sweetheart    burn    shine    könig    ciliary flame    forth    flamed flowers   
    Form
    flamed    flaming    flamer   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    brightness    blaze    ardor    fire    sweetheart    kindle    inflame    excite    burn    deceiv   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ame    Boehme    Graeme    Mayme    Sejm    acclaim    aflame    aim    ashame    ballgame   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fire    smoke    glow    heat    cloud    red    wave    flash    sun    gold