FLAME

I. noun see: black Date: 14th century the glowing gaseous part of a fire, 2. a state of blazing combustion , a condition or appearance suggesting a ~ or burning: as, burning zeal or passion, a strong reddish-orange color, brilliance , brightness , sweetheart , the memory, reputation, or beliefs of a deceased person, an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message, II. verb (~d; flaming) Date: 14th century intransitive verb to burn with a ~ ; blaze , 2. to burst or break out violently or passionately , to send an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message, to shine brightly ; glow , transitive verb to send or convey by means of ~ , to treat or affect with ~: as, to sear, sterilize, or destroy by fire, flambe, to send an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message to or about, ~r noun