FLARE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

burn brightly

Example: Every star seemed to flare with new intensity

Categories: Burn, Combust

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a sudden burst of flame

Categories: Fire, Flame, Flaming

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

shine with a sudden light

Example: The night sky flared with the massive bombardment

Categories: Shine, Beam

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation

Categories: Erythroderma

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms

Example: a colitis flare; infection can cause a lupus flare

Categories: Attack

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)

Categories: Reflection, Reflexion

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Noun

a sudden outburst of emotion

Example: she felt a flare of delight; she could not control her flare of rage

Categories: Effusion, Gush, Outburst, Blowup, Ebullition

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Noun

a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification

Categories: Device

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Noun

(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

Categories: Fly, Fly ball