'Flare' definitions:
Definition of 'flare'
(from WordNet)
noun
A shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare" [syn: flare, flair]
noun
A sudden burst of flame
noun
A burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn: flare, flash]
noun
Reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
noun
A sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"
noun
A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference [syn: solar flare, flare]
noun
Am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
noun
A sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"
noun
A device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
noun
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, flare]
noun
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
verb
Burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" [syn: flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up]
verb
Become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" [syn: flare out, flare]
verb
Shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" [syn: flare, flame]
verb
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, flare, break open, burst out]
Definition of 'Flare'
From: GCIDE
- Flare \Flare\, n. Leaf of lard. "Pig's flare." --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Flare'
From: GCIDE
- Flare \Flare\ (fl[^a]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flared (fl[^a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Flaring.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.]
- 1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy. [1913 Webster]
- With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To be exposed to too much light. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Flaring in sunshine all the day. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare. [1913 Webster]
- To flare up, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst into a passion. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Flare'
From: GCIDE
- Flare \Flare\, n.
- 1. An unsteady, broad, offensive light. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Photog.) A defect in a photographic objective such that an image of the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged spot in the center of the developed negative. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'flare'
From: GCIDE
- Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [See 2d Fusil, and cf. Fuse, n.]
- 1. A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. A fuse. See Fuse, n. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (a) A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind. (b) A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 4. A signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube filled with a composition which burns with a bright colored light for a definite time. It is used principally for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating an obstruction or accident ahead. Also called a flare or railroad flare. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'flare'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- addition,
- adjunct,
- aggrandizement,
- aid to navigation,
- alarm,
- amber light,
- ampliation,
- amplification,
- anger,
- augmentation,
- backfire,
- bake,
- balefire,
- bang,
- be bright,
- be in heat,
- beacon,
- beacon fire,
- beam,
- bedazzle,
- bell,
- bell buoy,
- black spot,
- blare,
- blast,
- blaze,
- blaze of light,
- blaze up,
- blind,
- blinker,
- bloom,
- blooping,
- blow up,
- blowout,
- blowup,
- blue peter,
- boil,
- boom,
- branch,
- branch out,
- break out,
- brilliance,
- broaden,
- broadening,
- broil,
- bulge,
- buoy,
- burn,
- burst,
- burst forth,
- caution light,
- chafe,
- choke,
- combust,
- cook,
- crescendo,
- cresset,
- dart,
- daze,
- dazzle,
- definition,
- deflagration,
- deploy,
- deployment,
- detonation,
- diffuse light,
- discharge,
- disperse,
- dispersion,
- enlarge,
- enlargement,
- erupt,
- eruption,
- expand,
- expansion,
- explode,
- explosion,
- extend,
- extension,
- facula,
- fan,
- fan out,
- fanning out,
- flambeau,
- flame,
- flame up,
- flaming torch,
- flare up,
- flare-up,
- flash,
- flash fire,
- flicker,
- flush,
- flutter,
- fog bell,
- fog signal,
- fog whistle,
- foghorn,
- fringe area,
- fry,
- fulgurate,
- fulguration,
- fulmination,
- fume,
- fusee,
- gasp,
- ghost,
- give light,
- glance,
- glare,
- gleam,
- gleam of light,
- glimmer,
- glint,
- glow,
- go light,
- gong buoy,
- granulation,
- green light,
- grid,
- hard shadow,
- heliograph,
- high sign,
- hiking,
- image,
- incandesce,
- incandescence,
- increase,
- international alphabet flag,
- international numeral pennant,
- kick,
- leer,
- light,
- link,
- luminosity,
- luster,
- magnification,
- marker beacon,
- multiple image,
- nod,
- noise,
- nudge,
- open,
- open up,
- outburst,
- outspread,
- outstretch,
- overgrow,
- overrun,
- pant,
- parachute flare,
- parch,
- picture,
- picture noise,
- picture shifts,
- pilot flag,
- poke,
- police whistle,
- quarantine flag,
- radiate,
- radiate heat,
- radio beacon,
- rage,
- rain,
- raising,
- ramify,
- red flag,
- red light,
- report,
- roast,
- rocket,
- rolling,
- Roman candle,
- sailing aid,
- scald,
- scanning pattern,
- scintillation,
- scorch,
- see red,
- seethe,
- semaphore,
- semaphore flag,
- semaphore telegraph,
- send out rays,
- shading,
- shimmer,
- shimmer with heat,
- shine,
- shine brightly,
- shoot,
- shoot out rays,
- sign,
- signal,
- signal beacon,
- signal bell,
- signal fire,
- signal flag,
- signal flare,
- signal gong,
- signal gun,
- signal lamp,
- signal light,
- signal mast,
- signal post,
- signal rocket,
- signal shot,
- signal siren,
- signal tower,
- simmer,
- smolder,
- smother,
- snow,
- snowstorm,
- solar flare,
- solar prominence,
- spar buoy,
- spark,
- splay,
- spraddle,
- sprangle,
- sprawl,
- spread,
- spread like wildfire,
- spread out,
- spreading,
- steam,
- stew,
- stifle,
- stop light,
- suffocate,
- sweat,
- swell,
- swelling,
- swelter,
- the nod,
- the wink,
- toast,
- torch,
- touch,
- traffic light,
- traffic signal,
- unfold,
- upping,
- watch fire,
- white flag,
- widen,
- widening,
- wigwag,
- wigwag flag,
- wink,
- yellow flag