flare
noun
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a shape that spreads outward
the skirt had a wide flare
Types & categories
- shape hypernym
Related & opposite
- flare out derivation
Sense 2 verb
burn brightly
Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
Types & categories
- burn hypernym
Related & opposite
- flare derivation
Sense 3 noun
a sudden burst of flame
Types & categories
- flame hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
become flared and widen, usually at one end
The bellbottom pants flare out
Types & categories
- widen hypernym
Related & opposite
- flare derivation
Sense 5 noun
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
Types & categories
- visual signal hypernym
- star shell hyponym
- Bengal light hyponym
- Very light hyponym
Sense 6 verb
shine with a sudden light
The night sky flared with the massive bombardment
Types & categories
- beam hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
Types & categories
- erythroderma hypernym
Sense 8 verb
erupt or intensify suddenly
Unrest erupted in the country
Types & categories
- deepen hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 9 noun
a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
a colitis flare
Types & categories
- attack hypernym
Sense 10 noun
a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
Types & categories
- solar radiation hypernym
Sense 11 noun
am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
Types & categories
- reflexion hypernym
Sense 12 noun
a sudden outburst of emotion
she felt a flare of delight
Types & categories
- effusion hypernym
Sense 13 noun
a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
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Sense 14 noun
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
Types & categories
- forward pass hypernym
Sense 15 noun
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
Types & categories
- fly ball hypernym
Related & opposite
- baseball domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flare out |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flare |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | burn |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | flare |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | flame |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | flame |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | flare |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | widen |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | visual signal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | star shell |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bengal light |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Very light |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | flare |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | flare |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | beam |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | erythroderma |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | flare-up |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | outbreak |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | deepen |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | attack |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | solar radiation |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | reflexion |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | effusion |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | fuzee |
| 14 | hypernym | Types & categories | forward pass |
| 15 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 15 | hypernym | Types & categories | fly ball |