flame


Definition: Meaning of, flame in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fleɪm /

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flame flames
  1. [uncountable and countable] hot bright burning gas that you see when something is on fire
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  2. in flames burning in a way that is difficult to control
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  3. go up in flames/burst into flames to suddenly begin burning in a way that is difficult to control
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  4. a flame of anger/desire/passion etc literary a strong feeling
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  5. [countable] an angry or rude email
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
flame flamed flamed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
flaming flames
[intransitive]
  1. literary to become suddenly bright with light or colour, especially red or orange
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  2. literary to burn brightly
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  3. to send someone an angry or rude message in an email or on a BULLETIN BOARD
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flame used in phrases

  • candle flame (noun)
    1. the light provided by a burning candle
  • flame bush (noun)
    1. australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers
  • flame cell (noun)
    1. organ of excretion in flatworms
  • flame durrajong (noun)
    1. south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
  • flame nettle (noun)
    1. any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicoloured decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers
  • flame pea (noun)
    1. any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers; Australia
  • flame stitch (noun)
    1. needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines
  • flame thrower (noun)
    1. a machine like a gun that shoots flames or burning liquid, used as a weapon or for clearing plants
  • flame tokay (noun)
    1. purplish-red table grape
  • flame tree (noun)
    1. a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
    2. showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
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