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flame

flame

604 1.0
The bright, hot part of a fire that you can see
  • noun
  • /fleɪm/
: llama
  • Well, they lit actual flames, actual fires.
  • go up in flames
  • extinguish the flames
  • fan the flames

So I turn run, but the flames overtook me and I collapsed.

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Examples

  • We're starting with a small flame here, a small spherical flame.

  • See how this candle can light countless others without ever losing its flame?

  • OK, And now you light the flame in there.

  • Now the heat from the flame is going to spin.

  • But then if you bring it next to a flame, all of those characteristics change.

    Academic text (2017)
  • If the dish had burst into flame above her, she would not have noticed it.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • That's the little flame from which hope springs.

  • The flame transitions from a low pressure orange flame to an eerie hot blue.

  • Gently, he blew to encourage the fire, a crackling flame spearing light into the shelter.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The fire was so hot, you could see the flames all the way into town.

Synonyms

fire
vsflame
∞ 1.0

A burning flame that gives heat and light

is the bright hot visible part rather than the whole burning process
blaze
vsflame
78 3.5

A very bright light or strong flame that shines very brightly

is the standard small visible hot part rather than a large intense burning event
lowe
vsflame
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A flame or bright glow from a fire

is the neutral modern term for the visible hot part of a fire

Antonyms

482 1.0

A time or place with almost no light

318 1.0

The feeling of low temperature on your body

Compounds

17 4.2

A person you used to date

flame-retardant
  • Specialized
10 4.9

Not easily set on fire and designed to slow the spread of flames

3 1.0

A small bright light on top of a burning candle

flame-out
  • Literature
1 7.9

A sudden, complete failure after a period of success

flame-out
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A jet engine suddenly stops burning fuel and loses power

1 4.9

A tree with bright red or orange flowers that look like flames

1 3.8

A bright orange color with a red tone like fire

1 4.0

Showing strong feeling like a bright fire

flame stitch
  • Jargon
1 8.2

An embroidery pattern of zigzag lines that look like small flames

1 8.8

A desert plant with thick roots and narrow succulent leaves, each stem having one reddish-orange flower

1 9.9

A plant from the US Southwest with fleshy roots and a single red-orange flower

flame cell
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A special cell that removes liquid waste from small soft animals like flatworms

A garden plant with long grasslike leaves and tall spikes of red or yellow drooping flowers

A tropical plant grown for its bright, colourful leaves and blue flowers

flame pea
  • Australian
9.9

An Australian shrub or climbing plant with bright orange red flowers

Flame Tokay
  • Specialized
5.5

A table grape with purple-red skin, large juicy berries and a sweet taste

flame bush
  • Australian
9.9

A small Australian bush with bright red flowers

flame durrajong
  • Australian
9.9

A tree from South Australia that has groups of bright red flowers

8.8

A small bright fish that lives on coral reefs in the tropical Atlantic

A tall garden plant with long grasslike leaves and red or yellow hanging flower spikes

A plant from the southwestern United States with narrow leaves and yellow-orange flowers

How Bright

inferno
27 7.6
blaze
78 3.5
flame
604 1.0
ember
31 3.4
spark
115 2.1

Surface Forms

flame singular
flames plural

Etymology

Flame comes from the Latin flamma, meaning 'flame' or 'fire', and refers to the bright, hot, visible part of a fire. That is why a flame is what keeps you warm and gives light.