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1 flare up
suddenly to burn strongly: A quarrel flared up between them (noun flare-up) blusse op; bryde ud* * *suddenly to burn strongly: A quarrel flared up between them (noun flare-up) blusse op; bryde ud
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flare — ► NOUN 1) a sudden brief burst of flame or light. 2) a device producing a very bright flame as a signal or marker. 3) a gradual widening towards the hem of a garment. 4) (flares) trousers of which the legs widen from the knees down. ► VERB 1)… … English terms dictionary
flare — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 bright unsteady light/flame; sudden feeling ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, sudden ▪ There was a sudden flare as a fuel tank exploded. ▪ bright ▪ solar … Collocations dictionary
flare star — noun a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes • Hypernyms: ↑red dwarf, ↑red dwarf star • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Proxima, ↑Proxima Centauri * * * noun : a star (as a faint red dwarf) tha … Useful english dictionary
flare — noun 1》 a sudden brief burst of flame or light. 2》 a device producing a very bright flame as a signal or marker. 3》 a sudden burst of intense emotion. 4》 Photography extraneous illumination on film caused by internal reflection in the camera. 5》… … English new terms dictionary
flare-up — flare ,up noun count 1. ) an occasion when people suddenly start behaving in an angry or violent way: A flare up along the border threatened the peace talks. 2. ) an occasion when a disease suddenly returns after you have not had it for some time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flare — (v.) mid 16c., originally spread out (hair), of unknown origin, perhaps from Du. vlederen. Related: Flared; flaring. The noun meaning bright, unsteady light is 1814, from the verb, which led to the sense of signal fire (1883). The notion of… … Etymology dictionary
flare-up — noun the reoccurrence of an infection or an armed conflict. He had a flare up of his arthritis. There was a bad flare up of hostilities in some countries … Словарь американских идиом
flare-up — noun (C) 1 a situation in which someone suddenly becomes angry or violent: Apart from one or two flare ups the match went fairly smoothly. 2 a situation in which someone suddenly has problems because of a disease or illness after not having any… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flare pass — 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 • Syn: ↑flare • Hypernyms: ↑forward pass, ↑aerial … Useful english dictionary
flare stack — noun (chem eng) A tall chimney with an automatic igniter at the top, for the safe disposal of superfluous gas, etc by burning • • • Main Entry: ↑flare … Useful english dictionary
flare-up — noun a sudden intense happening an outburst of heavy rain a burst of lightning • Syn: ↑outburst, ↑burst • Derivationally related forms: ↑flare up • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary