Word Finder - flare

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A sudden bright light.

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A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.

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solar flare

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A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.

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A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.

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During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal.

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(in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.

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The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

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The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.

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A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.

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Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single.

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• Texas leaguer
• blooper

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A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.

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Short for lens flare.

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To cause to burn.

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To cause inflammation; to inflame.

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To open outward in shape.

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The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)

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To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

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To blaze brightly.

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The blast furnace flared in the night.

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To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.

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The candle flared in a sudden draught.

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To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.

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To suddenly happen or intensify.

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• flare up

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To suddenly erupt in anger.

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• flare up

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To be exposed to too much light.

A flare of something went through his gaze.

The flare in her eyes drew him, promised of passionate depths.

As she stared, the silver seemed to flare into a deep glow and swirl around her irises like cars around a racetrack.

Wide bell sleeves that flare at the ends looks dressy and vintage.

Two hours remained before the last of the day's celebrations— the Jeep flare parade down the mountain, followed by a massive fireworks display—so after finishing supper, the Deans began playing catch up with Bird Song's chores.

Two hours remained before the last of the day's celebrations— the Jeep flare parade down the mountain, followed by a massive fireworks display—so after finishing supper, the Deans began playing catch up with Bird Song's chores.

Gabe saw the half-demon's eyes flare silver and pursued, wanting … needing a fight.

Unable to penetrate the Earth's atmosphere, the X-rays from the flare can only be detected from space.

Excessive sweating or being in a humid climate can cause acne to flare up.

Oral steroids are sometimes prescribed for extremely acute flare ups, in which case careful monitoring for side-effects must be ensured.

The super multi-layer lens coating reduces flare and ghosting, a common problem with digital cameras.

They also far exceed the dramatic scope and theatrical flare of all Baroque opera composers, including even Monteverdi.

These suppress flare and ghosting â more prone to occur with digital cameras due to reflection off the image sensor.

Take regular exercise, Try and avoid any factors that you know can trigger a flare up.

You will of course be able to demonstrate strong commercial acumen, entrepreneurial flare and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

My artistic flare may well have been passed down from my mother's side.

A significant rebound flare in disease activity as the dose is tapered may prevent steroid withdrawal, resulting in concerns about long-term toxicity.

These are watches which represent the design flare that makes Marc Jacobs watches well known and admired all over the world.

His designs are leading edge and created with distinctive flare.

Pants styles offered are cargo, drawstring and flare.

There are flare leg, utility cargo, fashion cargo, and drawstring styles.

For a fashionable look, try a pair of Landau pants done with a flare leg.

Pants are available in the drawstring, utility cargo, and flare styles.

I've seen every episode a million times, Ingrid said with her normal dramatic flare.

The quiet command was accompanied by a flare of warmth and strength within her.

Let the screen flicker, let men flare across the room at you.

Flare does a low-level flyby at a distance to try and get shots of the fieldworker's faces.

For a short period of time to control a flare up then a short course of oral steroids may be used.

There are some fields with multiple platforms which have been issued with a single flare consent.

To accelerate protons to the highest observed energies on flare timescales, it is necessary to invoke anomalous resistivity in the MHD solution.

The powder puff was only needed once, to minimize the lens flare from Steve Castle's head.

The original W2IMU design used a flared pipe reducer that had a 40 degree flare angle (due to a short taper length ).

In the hours following a solar flare we often see a series of loops above the surface of the Sun.

Its design employs three (3) aspherical lens elements to minimize spherical aberration, astigmatism and sagittal comma flare.

Be careful -- the flare only distracts it just enough to give you a small time frame to get to the computer.

If a person suffers with psoriasis then having tonsillitis or a throat infection can make the psoriasis flare up.

A positive test results in a small raised wheal with a red surrounding flare.

A little white lie here, a little unnecessary temper flare there - our culture doesn't see these as particularly bad things.

The original W2IMU design used a flared pipe reducer that had a 40 degree flare angle (due to a short taper length).

The object was similar in appearance to a burning green flare, the kind that is commonly used in the Air Force.

A little white lie here, a little unnecessary temper flare there - our culture does n't see these as particularly bad things.

Pewter Mint Julep cups were inspired by the works of early craftsmen in the south.The cup is traditionally 6.5 inches tall, with a top diameter of 4 inches, a flat bottom and straight sides that flare only slightly at the top.

Fortunately, there are plenty of interior design resources in the City of Brotherly Love to help them find their flare.

The combination of luxury bedding, periwinkle color and a bit of interior design flare can give a bedroom a complete makeover.

There are some unique choices of curtain rods that are not just utilitarian, but add a very decorative flare to your window treatments.

You can add a flare of mystery and romance to your room with the right kind of decorative pillows to use on the floor.

The size of the flower can often make a design statement to create a dramatic flare for your decor.

Style and a little creative flare can turn every day objects and items into a table setting your guests will ooh and ahh over.

A halfway version between the longer strips and the individual lashes, they can be used to add a subtle flare to your lash line or combined for an allover eyelash extension.

For a strip or flare, be sure to secure the edges of the strips within your own lashes.