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blaze

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: blaze

1
nv
a strong flame that burns brightly
shine brightly and intensively
2
nv
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
indicate by marking trees with blazes
3
n
a cause of difficulty and suffering
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: blaze
1

n a strong flame that burns brightly

“the blaze spread rapidly”
Synonyms:
blazing
Type of:
fire, flame, flaming
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

n noisy and unrestrained mischief

“raising blazes
Synonyms:
hell
Type of:
devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

v shine brightly and intensively

“Meteors blazed across the atmosphere”
Type of:
beam, shine
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

v burn brightly and intensely

“The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze
Type of:
burn, combust
undergo combustion

v shoot rapidly and repeatedly

“He blazed away at the men”
Synonyms:
blaze away
Type of:
blast, shoot
fire a shot

v move rapidly and as if blazing

“The spaceship blazed out into space”
Synonyms:
blaze out
Type of:
depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off
leave
2

n a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

Synonyms:
brilliance, glare
Type of:
brightness
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

n a light-colored marking

“they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes
“the horse had a blaze between its eyes”
Type of:
marking
a pattern of marks

v indicate by marking trees with blazes

blaze a trail”
Type of:
mark
designate as if by a mark
3

n a cause of difficulty and suffering

“go to blazes
Synonyms:
hell
Type of:
trouble
an event causing distress or pain
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