flame
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- 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.
- So I turn run, but the flames overtook me and I collapsed.
- Roscoe, how did the flames talk to you now?
- Flames smoking, flames on the side of my head burning.
- Dark Cormorant V for dying in flames before we die.
- So it is essentially just dowsing the flames with an accelerant.
Examples
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We're starting with a small flame here, a small spherical flame.
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See how this candle can light countless others without ever losing its flame?
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OK, And now you light the flame in there.
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Now the heat from the flame is going to spin.
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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.
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The flame transitions from a low pressure orange flame to an eerie hot blue.
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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
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A burning flame that gives heat and light
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A very bright light or strong flame that shines very brightly
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A flame or bright glow from a fire
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
A desert plant with thick roots and narrow succulent leaves, each stem having one reddish-orange flower
A garden plant with long grasslike leaves and tall spikes of red or yellow drooping flowers
- Specialized
A table grape with purple-red skin, large juicy berries and a sweet taste
- Specialized
A special cell that removes liquid waste from small soft animals like flatworms
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
Surface Forms
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.