flame

[Flame]

The flame of a fire produces light and heat and often flickers or dances. As a verb, to flame is to be on fire or to flare up.

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A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.

Noun
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors'' first discoveries"

Verb
criticize harshly, on the e-mail

Verb
be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"

Verb
shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"


n.
A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.

n.
Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger.

n.
Ardor of affection; the passion of love.

n.
A person beloved; a sweetheart.

n.
To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze.

n.
To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.

v. t.
To kindle; to inflame; to excite.


Flame

Flame , n. [OE. flame, flaume, flaumbe, OF. flame, flambe, F. flamme, fr. L. flamma, fr. flamma, fr. flagrare to burn. See Flagrant, and cf. Flamneau, Flamingo.] 1. A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire. 2. Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger. "In a flame of zeal severe." Milton.
Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow.
Smit with the love of sister arts we came, And met congenial, mingling flame with flame.
3. Ardor of affection; the passion of love. Coleridge. 4. A person beloved; a sweetheart. Thackeray. Syn. -- Blaze; brightness; ardor. See Blaze. Flame bridge, a bridge wall. See Bridge, n., 5. -- Flame color, brilliant orange or yellow. B. Jonson. -- Flame engine, an early name for the gas engine. -- Flame manometer, an instrument, invented by Koenig, to obtain graphic representation of the action of the human vocal organs. See Manometer. -- Flame reaction (Chem.), a method of testing for the presence of certain elements by the characteristic color imparted to a flame; as, sodium colors a flame yellow, potassium violet, lithium crimson, boracic acid green, etc. Cf. Spectrum analysis, under Spectrum. -- Flame tree (Bot.), a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as the Rhododendron arboreum in India, and the Brachychiton acerifolium of Australia.

Flame

Flame, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flamed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Flaming.] [OE. flamen, flaumben, F. flamber, OF. also, flamer. See Flame, n.] 1. To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze.
The main blaze of it is past, but a small thing would make it flame again.
2. To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.
He flamed with indignation.

Flame

Flame, v. t. To kindle; to inflame; to excite.
And flamed with zeal of vengeance inwardly.

A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.

To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze.

To kindle; to inflame; to excite.

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Usage Examples

I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

If in my youth I had realized that the sustaining splendour of beauty of with which I was in love would one day flood back into my heart, there to ignite a flame that would torture me without end, how gladly would I have put out the light in my eyes.

Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards.

You don't want flame to hit your food. Flame is bad. Flame does nasty things to food. It makes soot and it makes deposits of various chemicals that are not too good for us. The last thing you really want to see licking at your food while it's on a grill is an actual flame.

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship and pass the rosy wine.

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Other Usage Examples

A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame.

Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.

Young love is a flame very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.

Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns low.

A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.

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