Found 2 items, similar to Flare.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: flare flare n 1: a shape that spreads outward; “the skirt had a wide flare” [syn: flair] 2: a sudden burst of flame 3: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn: flash] 4: reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation 5: a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; “a colitis flare”; “infection can cause a lupus flare” 6: a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference [syn: solar flare] 7: am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) 8: a sudden outburst of emotion; “she felt a flare of delight”; “she could not control her flare of rage” 9: a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification 10: a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines; “he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss” [syn: flare pass] 11: (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield flare v 1: burn brightly; “Every star seemed to flare with new intensity” [syn: flame up, blaze up, burn up] 2: become flared and widen, usually at one end; “The bellbottom pants flare out” [syn: flare out] 3: shine with a sudden light; “The night sky flared with the massive bombardment” [syn: flame] 4: erupt or intensify suddenly; “Unrest erupted in the country”; “Tempers flared at the meeting”; “The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism” [syn: erupt, irrupt, flare up, break open, burst out]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Flare Flare \Flare\, n. Leaf of lard. “Pig's flare.” --Dunglison. [1913 Webster] Flare \Flare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flared; p. pr. & vb. n. Flaring.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.] 1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. [1913 Webster] 2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light. [1913 Webster] 3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy. [1913 Webster] With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. To be exposed to too much light. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Flaring in sunshine all the day. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare. [1913 Webster] To flare up, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst into a passion. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Flare \Flare\, n. 1. An unsteady, broad, offensive light. [1913 Webster] 2. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace. [1913 Webster] 3. (Photog.) A defect in a photographic objective such that an image of the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged spot in the center of the developed negative. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]