FLARE
\flˈe͡ə], \flˈeə], \f_l_ˈeə]\
Definitions of FLARE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
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a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"
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reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
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become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out"
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(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
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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"
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a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
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a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"
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am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
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a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"
By Princeton University
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a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
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a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"
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reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
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become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.
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To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
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To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy.
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To be exposed to too much light.
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To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare.
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An unsteady, broad, offensive light.
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A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.
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Leaf of lard.
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A defect in a photographic objective such that an image of the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged spot in the center of the developed negative.
By Oddity Software
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To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.
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To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
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To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy.
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To be exposed to too much light.
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To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare.
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An unsteady, broad, offensive light.
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A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.
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Leaf of lard.
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A defect in a photographic objective such that an image of the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged spot in the center of the developed negative.
By Noah Webster.
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A large, unsteady, glaring light; a spreading outward or upward; a signal.
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To burn with a broad, unsteady light; to spread outward or upward.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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