FLARE


Meaning of FLARE in English

I.

noun

1 bright unsteady light/flame; sudden feeling

ADJECTIVE

▪ brief , sudden

There was a sudden ~ as a fuel tank exploded.

▪ bright

▪ solar

Radiation comes from the sun during solar ~s.

VERB + FLARE

▪ feel

She felt a sudden ~ of anger.

2 device producing a bright flame

ADJECTIVE

▪ distress ( BrE ), signal ( AmE )

VERB + FLARE

▪ see

If they did not see a green ~ in ten minutes, they were to launch the attack.

▪ fire , send

The ship's crew sent up a distress ~.

▪ drop

The bomber dropped a ~ to illuminate the target.

FLARE + VERB

▪ burn

They could see orange ~s burning in the distance.

▪ illuminate sth , light sth , light sth up

Flares lit up the night sky.

FLARE + NOUN

▪ gun

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ suddenly

Anger suddenly ~d in his eyes.

▪ briefly

A light ~d briefly, then went out.

▪ brightly

PHRASES

▪ ~ into life

The fire ~d into life again.

Flare is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ anger , ↑ eye , ↑ fighting , ↑ hatred , ↑ heat , ↑ hope , ↑ nostril , ↑ pain , ↑ spark , ↑ temper , ↑ torch , ↑ trouble , ↑ violence

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