flare

1. v. i. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. Source: opted

2. v. i. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light. Source: opted

3. v. i. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy. Source: opted

4. v. i. To be exposed to too much light. Source: opted

5. v. i. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare. Source: opted

6. n. An unsteady, broad, offensive light. Source: opted

7. n. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace. Source: opted

8. n. Leaf of lard. Source: opted

9. n. a shape that spreads outward Source: wordnet

10. n. a sudden burst of flame Source: wordnet

11. n. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate Source: wordnet

12. n. reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation Source: wordnet

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