TO FLARE

Definition: FLARE

FLARE

Noun

1. A shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare".

2. A sudden burst of flame.

3. A burst of light used to communicate or illuminate.

4. Reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation.

5. A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference.

Verb

1. Burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity.".

2. Become suddenly excited or angry; "She flares up easily".

3. Become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out".

4. Shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment.".

5. Erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Slang in 1811

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: TO FLARE

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

You also may want to consult a registered dietitian, who can help you make changes in your diet. For instance, if dairy products cause your symptoms to flare up, you can try eating less of those foods. (references)

Economic History

Hungary

However, the issue of ethnic Hungarian minority rights in Slovakia and Romania periodically causes bilateral tensions to flare. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "TO FLARE": To flare up. Additional references.

French

emportement (to flare up). (various references)

German

flackern (flare, flare up, flicker, glint, to flicker, to glint, unsteadiness, waver), aufweiten (flare). (various references)

Hungarian

vakít (to dazzle, to strike blind), lobogva ég (flare), kiszélesedik (broaden, to broaden, to splay), kiszélesít (to broaden, to deepen, to expand, to flare out, to widen), kiöblösít, kiárad (emanate, overflow, to emanate, to exude, to flood, to flux, to pour forth, to well forth, to well up), felszínre kitör, bővül (to broaden), öblösödik. (various references)

Italian

effervescenza (fizz, to flare up). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

食って掛かる (to flare up at), 燃え上がる (to burst into flames, to flare up), 向きに成って�'る (to flare up). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

くってかかる (to flare up at), むきになってお�"る (to flare up), もえあがる (to burst into flames, to flare up). (various references)

Pig Latin

otay areflay

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: floater, refloat.

-1 letter: falter, florae, floret, foetal, folate, loafer, lofter.

-2 letters: afore, after, alert, aloft, alter, artel, farle, feral, fetal, fetor, flare, float, flora, flota, forte, later, oater, ofter, orate, ratel, taler, tolar.

-3 letters: aero, alef, aloe, alto, earl, fare, farl, faro, fart, fate, feal, fear, feat, felt, feta, flat, flea, floe, foal, fora, fore, fort.

+1 letter: deflator, fellator, fleawort, floaters, floatier, forestal, refloats.

+2 letters: afterglow, deflators, fellators, fleaworts, floriated, forestall, forestial, formulate, fortalice, lakefront, reflation, refloated, waterfowl.

+3 letters: afterglows, afterworld, clofibrate, defalcator, defoliator, factorable, floodwater, fluoridate, fluorinate, footballer, forecastle, forestalls, forestland, formulated, formulates, fortalices, lakefronts, malefactor, perfoliate, prefrontal, profitable, profligate, quatrefoil, reflations, refloating, softballer, starflower, trifoliate, waterflood, waterfowls, wolframite.