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FLARE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):

fly; fly ball ((baseball) a hit that flies up in the air)

Domain category:

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines

Example:

he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss

Synonyms:

flare; flare pass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):

aerial; forward pass (a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flare"):

fusee; fuzee (a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

Synonyms:

flare; flash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):

visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flare"):

star shell (an artillery shell containing an illuminant)

Bengal light (a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework)

Very-light; Very light (a colored flare fired from a Very pistol)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A sudden outburst of emotion

Example:

she could not control her flare of rage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):

blowup; ebullition; effusion; gush; outburst (an unrestrained expression of emotion)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):

reflection; reflexion (the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference

Synonyms:

flare; solar flare

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):

solar radiation (radiation from the sun)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A sudden burst of flame

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):

fire; flame; flaming (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke)

Derivation:

flare (burn brightly)

flare (shine with a sudden light)

Sense 9

Meaning:

A shape that spreads outward

Example:

the skirt had a wide flare

Synonyms:

flair; flare

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):

form; shape (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance)

Derivation:

flare (become flared and widen, usually at one end)

Sense 10

Meaning:

A sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms

Example:

infection can cause a lupus flare

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):

attack (a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition)

Sense 11

Meaning:

Reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("flare" is a kind of...):

erythroderma (any skin disorder involving abnormal redness)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become flared and widen, usually at one end

Example:

The bellbottom pants flare out

Synonyms:

flare; flare out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "flare" is one way to...):

widen (become broader or wider or more extensive)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

flare (a shape that spreads outward)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Erupt or intensify suddenly

Example:

The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism

Synonyms:

break open; burst out; erupt; flare; flare up; irrupt

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "flare" is one way to...):

deepen; intensify (become more intense)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Burn brightly

Example:

Every star seemed to flare with new intensity

Synonyms:

blaze up; burn up; flame up; flare

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Hypernyms (to "flare" is one way to...):

burn; combust (undergo combustion)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

flare (a sudden burst of flame)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Shine with a sudden light

Example:

The night sky flared with the massive bombardment

Synonyms:

flame; flare

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Hypernyms (to "flare" is one way to...):

beam; shine (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence examples:

Lights flare on the horizon

The horizon is flareing with lights

Derivation:

flare (a sudden burst of flame)

Credits

 Context examples: 

This might partly be due to the fact that a lamp stood flaring and smoking on the centre table.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A semi-quantitative assessment of the intensity of the wheal and flare reaction.

(Allergen Skin Response Intensity, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The semiquantitative assessment of the wheal-and-flare index that measures the intensity of the reaction.

(Allergen Skin Response Intensity, NCI Thesaurus)

This new model allowed scientists to evaluate the effects of Proxima B's possible orbits and likely exposure to radiation and solar flares from its red dwarf sun on two types of atmospheres.

(Simulations show planet orbiting Proxima Centauri could have liquid water, Wikinews)

One involves warrior Mars directly opposed to unpredictable Uranus, a volatile aspect where tempers (yours and others’) could easily flare.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Striding through the scattered knots of people who lounged round the flaring stalls, my companion speedily overtook the little man and touched him upon the shoulder.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Signs and symptoms include a characteristic facial appearance (protuberant and low-set ears, thick lips, and flaring nostrils), intrauterine growth retardation, insulin resistance, and enlarged genitalia.

(Donohue Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

This system is exactly what TESS was designed to find — small, temperate planets that pass, or transit, in front of an inactive host star, one lacking excessive stellar activity, such as flares.

(NASA’s TESS Mission Scores ‘Hat Trick’ With 3 New Worlds, NASA)

He told us of the globe, a huge mass of flaming gas, flaring through the heavens.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The flame of his ego flared up at the thought. She wanted to come back to him, which was the one thing he did not want.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)