flame has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

Synonyms

fire flaming

Examples

"fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

Used in print

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

When Kate hurried in alarm to tell him to put it out , she saw other dots of flames among the western Virginia hills from the few scattered fires of the faithful .

Related terms

combustion blaze flare burn fire

2
[ verb ] shine with a sudden light

Synonyms

flare

Examples

"The night sky flared with the massive bombardment."

Related terms

shine flare

3
[ verb ] be in flames or aflame

Examples

"The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset."

Related terms

burn fire

4
[ verb ] criticize harshly, on the e-mail

Related terms

chastize

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