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A flare is a sudden burst of light. The flare of a lit match in the dark night is strangely beautiful.

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flair / flare

Flair is a talent for something, like what the pro-wrestler Nature Boy Ric Flair had back in the day. Flare is on a candle or the shape of bell-bottoms that kids rocked back in the heyday of wrastlin’.   Continue reading...

The flare of a flame in the dark is sudden and bright, and the flare of an idea or emotion is similarly intense. A part of clothing that grows wider, like the hem of jeans that flare — and are also called flares. The verb flare also means to burn brightly or suddenly erupt, like a skin rash that flares up in hot weather or your friend's temper that flares when people tease her about her favorite team losing the big game.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: flare

1
 nv
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
burn brightly
2
 nv
a shape that spreads outward
become flared and widen, usually at one end
3
 n
am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
4
 n
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: flare
1

n a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

Synonyms:
flash
Types:
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
Type of:
visual signal
a signal that involves visual communication

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

Types:
fusee, fuzee
a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
Type of:
device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

n a sudden burst of flame

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

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

Synonyms:
solar flare
Type of:
solar radiation
radiation from the sun

n a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms

“a colitis flare”
“infection can cause a lupus flare”
Type of:
attack
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

n a sudden outburst of emotion

“she felt a flare of delight”
“she could not control her flare of rage”
Type of:
blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst
an unrestrained expression of emotion

v burn brightly

“Every star seemed to flare with new intensity”
Synonyms:
blaze up, burn up, flame up
Type of:
burn, combust
undergo combustion

v shine with a sudden light

“The night sky flared with the massive bombardment”
Synonyms:
flame
Type of:
beam, shine
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

v erupt or intensify suddenly

“Tempers flared at the meeting”
Synonyms:
break open, burst out, erupt, flare up, irrupt
Type of:
deepen, intensify
become more intense
2

n a shape that spreads outward

“the skirt had a wide flare”
Synonyms:
flair
Type of:
form, shape
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance

n reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation

Type of:
erythroderma
any skin disorder involving abnormal redness

v become flared and widen, usually at one end

“The bellbottom pants flare out”
Synonyms:
flare out
Type of:
widen
become broader or wider or more extensive
3

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

Type of:
reflection, reflexion
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
4

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

Type of:
fly, fly ball
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

n 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”
Synonyms:
flare pass
Type of:
aerial, forward pass
a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
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