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(verb) become suddenly excited or angry; "She flares up easily" |
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Synonyms: erupt, flare up |
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(verb) burn brightly |
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Synonyms: blaze up, burn up, flame up |
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Related Words: burn, combust |
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(verb) shine with a sudden light |
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Synonyms: flame |
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Related Words: beam, shine |
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(noun) a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate |
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Synonyms: flash |
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Related Words: Bengal light, Very light, star shell, visual signal |
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(noun) a sudden burst of flame |
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Related Words: fire, flame, flaming |
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(noun) a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare" |
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Related Words: form, shape |
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(verb) become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" |
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Synonyms: flare out |
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Related Words: widen |
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(noun) a sudden eruption of hydrogen gas from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference |
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Synonyms: solar flare |
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Related Words: solar radiation |
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(verb) erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting" |
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Synonyms: break open, burst out, erupt, flare up |
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Related Words: deepen, intensify |
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