flame
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
Types & categories
- combustion hypernym
- blaze hyponym
- flare hyponym
- ignition hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
shine with a sudden light
The night sky flared with the massive bombardment
Types & categories
- beam hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
be in flames or aflame
The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset
Types & categories
- burn hypernym
Related & opposite
- flame derivation
Sense 4 verb
criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed
Types & categories
- chasten hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fire |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | burn |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuel |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flame |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fiery |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | combustion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blaze |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flare |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ignition |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | flare |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flare |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | beam |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | flame |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | burn |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | chasten |