flare
noun
1. a shape that spreads outward
- the skirt had a wide flare
Similar word(s): flair
Definition categories: shape, form
2. a sudden burst of flame
Definition categories: process, fire, flame, flaming
3. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
Similar word(s): flash
Definition categories: communication
4. reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
Definition categories: state, erythroderma
5. a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
- a colitis flare
- infection can cause a lupus flare
Definition categories: state, attack
6. a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
Definition categories: phenomenon
7. am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
Definition categories: phenomenon, reflection, reflexion
8. a sudden outburst of emotion
- she felt a flare of delight
- she could not control her flare of rage
Definition categories: communication, blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst
9. a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
Definition categories: man–made, device
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
Definition categories: act, aerial
11. (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
Definition categories: act, fly
Sentences with flare as a noun:
- The flares steered the traffic away from the accident.
- A spent flare had punctured the tire.
- The flares attracted the heat-seeking missiles.
- That's a genuine early '70's flare on those pants.
- The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.
- Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single.
verb
1. burn brightly
- Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
Definition categories: weather, burn, combust
2. become flared and widen, usually at one end
- The bellbottom pants flare out
Definition categories: change, widen
3. shine with a sudden light
- The night sky flared with the massive bombardment
Similar word(s): flame
Definition categories: weather, beam, shine
4. erupt or intensify suddenly
- Tempers flared at the meeting
Similar word(s): erupt, irrupt
Definition categories: change, deepen, intensify
Sentences with flare as a verb:
- The blast furnace flared in the night.
- The candle flared in a sudden draught.
- The cat flared its nostrils while sniffing at the air.
- The cat's nostrils flared when it sniffed at the air.
- The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza.
- The sides of a bowl flare.