Flare

Definition:

  • (v. i.) To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.
  • (v. i.) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
  • (v. i.) To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy.
  • (v. i.) To be exposed to too much light.
  • (v. i.) To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare.
  • (n.) An unsteady, broad, offensive light.
  • (n.) A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.
  • (n.) Leaf of lard.

Compare flare with other words:

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flair vs. flare

flare vs. sparkle

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burn vs. flare

blaze vs. flare

flare vs. level

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flare vs. transition

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decoy vs. flare

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emergency vs. flare

flare vs. light

brightly vs. flare

flare vs. gleam

flare vs. glare

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flame vs. flare

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