flame

flame
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noun
1 hot bright stream of fire
ADJECTIVE
hot
small
bright
dancing, flickering, leaping
naked (BrE), open (AmE)

pork cooked over an open flame

Never smoke near a naked flame.

candle, gas
Olympic
… OF FLAME
ball, sheet, tongue

The plane crashed in a ball of flames.

Sheets of flame shot into the air.

VERB + FLAME
ignite, light, spark (often figurative)

His childhood interest in the game had ignited a flame of passion for football.

rekindle (often figurative)

They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.

blow out, extinguish, snuff, snuff out
feel (often figurative)

She felt a flame of anger flicker and grow.

FLAME + VERB
burn, crackle

The flame burned brightly.

grow
die, go out

The candle flame flickered and went out.

leap, rise, shoot

Flames leaped from the burning house.

Flames shot high into the air.

lick (sth)

Orange flames were already licking around the foot of the stairs.

dance, flicker

Flames danced in the gas lantern.

PHRASES
the crackle of flames
2 flames fire
ADJECTIVE
blazing, burning, crackling, roaring
intense
VERB + FLAMES
be engulfed in
go up in

All the historical records have gone up in flames (= have been destroyed by fire).

burst into, erupt in, explode in, explode into

The helicopter burst into flames.

fuel (often figurative)

Ethnic tensions helped fuel the flames of civil war.

Oxygen tanks helped fuel the flames.

fan, feed, stoke

Winds fanned the flames.

fight

He fought the flames for two hours.

control

Firefighters have been trying to control the flames.

douse, extinguish, put out, quench, smother

Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.

be beaten back by

They tried to get into to the house but were beaten back by the flames.

FLAMES + VERB
roar
die down
spread, sweep through sth

They watched the flames sweep through the old wooden barn.

burst from sth, erupt from sth
consume sth, engulf sth

The flames quickly spread and engulfed their home.

light sth, light sth up

The flames lit up the skyline.

PREPOSITION
in flames

A large part of the building was in flames.

The aircraft was shot down in flames.

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verb
Flame is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cheek, ↑face

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  • Flame — (fl[=a]m), n. [OE. flame, flaume, flaumbe, OF. flame, flambe, F. flamme, fr. L. flamma, fr. flamma, fr. flagrare to burn. See {Flagrant}, and cf. {Flamneau}, {Flamingo}.] 1. A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flame — [flām] n. [ME < OFr flamme (< L flamma) & flambe < L flammula, dim. of flamma < base of flagrare, to burn: see FLAGRANT] 1. the burning gas or vapor of a fire, seen as a flickering light of various colors; blaze 2. a tongue of light… …   English World dictionary

  • Flame — Flame, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaming}.] [OE. flamen, flaumben, F. flamber, OF. also, flamer. See {Flame}, n.] 1. To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flame — [n1] fire blaze, brightness, conflagration, flare, flash, holocaust, light, rapid oxidation, wildfire; concepts 478,521 flame [n2] lover; passion affection, ardor, baby, beau, beloved, boyfriend, darling, dear, desire, enthusiasm, fervor, fire,… …   New thesaurus

  • flame — flame; flame·less; flame·let; in·flame; flame·less·ly; …   English syllables

  • flame — ► NOUN 1) a hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by something on fire. 2) something thought of as burning fiercely or able to be extinguished: the flame of hope. 3) a brilliant orange red colour. ► VERB 1) give off flames. 2) apply a flame… …   English terms dictionary

  • Flame — [fleim] die; , s, auch das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. flame, eigtl. »Flamme«, dies über altfr. flame, flamme aus lat. flamma> Wortgefecht, heftige Auseinandersetzung über E Mail im Internet …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Flame — Flame, v. t. To kindle; to inflame; to excite. [1913 Webster] And flamed with zeal of vengeance inwardly. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flame — flām vt, flamed; flam·ing to cleanse or sterilize by fire * * * (flām) 1. the luminous, irregular appearance usually accompanying combustion caused by the light emitted from energetically excited chemical species, or an appearance resembling …   Medical dictionary

  • flame — n blaze, flare, glare, glow (see under BLAZE vb) Analogous words: effulgence, radiance, brilliance or brilliancy, refulgence, luminosity, brightness (see corresponding adjectives at BRIGHT): ardor, fervor, *passion: flashing, coruscation,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Flame — Flame, das Aderlaßeisen für Pferde …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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