| blaze | | |
| n. (process) | 1. blaze, blazing | a strong flame that burns brightly.; "the blaze spread rapidly" |
| ~ flame, flaming, fire | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" |
| n. (event) | 2. blaze, hell | a cause of difficulty and suffering.; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" |
| ~ trouble | an event causing distress or pain.; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" |
| n. (act) | 3. blaze, hell | noisy and unrestrained mischief.; "raising blazes" |
| ~ devilment, mischief, mischief-making, roguery, shenanigan, devilry, deviltry, roguishness, mischievousness, rascality | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. blaze, brilliance, glare | a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted.; "a glare of sunlight" |
| ~ brightness | the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. blaze | a light-colored marking.; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes" |
| ~ marking | a pattern of marks. |
| v. (weather) | 6. blaze | shine brightly and intensively.; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere" |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| v. (competition) | 7. blaze, blaze away | shoot rapidly and repeatedly.; "He blazed away at the men" |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| v. (weather) | 8. blaze | burn brightly and intensely.; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| v. (motion) | 9. blaze, blaze out | move rapidly and as if blazing.; "The spaceship blazed out into space" |
| ~ take off, set forth, set off, start out, depart, part, set out, start | leave.; "The family took off for Florida" |
| v. (communication) | 10. blaze | indicate by marking trees with blazes.; "blaze a trail" |
| ~ mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| flame | | |
| n. (process) | 1. fire, flame, flaming | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" |
| ~ blaze, blazing | a strong flame that burns brightly.; "the blaze spread rapidly" |
| ~ combustion, burning | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light. |
| ~ flare | a sudden burst of flame. |
| ~ ignition | the process of initiating combustion or catching fire. |
| v. (weather) | 2. flame, flare | shine with a sudden light.; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| v. (weather) | 3. flame | be in flames or aflame.; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| v. (communication) | 4. flame | criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium.; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed" |
| ~ castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct | censure severely.; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" |
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