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flame
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- pronunciation:
- fleIm
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A flame is a part of a fire that rises up into the air when something burns. Flames give off a bright light. We often see flames that are bright orange or yellow.
The firefighters quickly came to the burning house and put out the flames.
- similar words:
- blaze, fire, flash, light, spark
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| definition 2: |
When something is in flames, it is burning.
The tree was in flames after a bolt of lightning struck it.When the firefighters got there, the whole building was in flames.- similar words:
- fire
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| related words: |
candle |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
flames, flaming, flamed |
| definition 1: |
When something flames, it bursts into flames or it produces flames.
The lit candle fell off the table and caused the carpet to flame.- synonyms:
- burn
- similar words:
- fire, light
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| definition 2: |
When someone flames with an emotion, it means that they suddenly feel a certain emotion very strongly. When someone flames with anger, it means that they are suddenly very angry.
Morgan flamed with anger when he saw his little sister getting teased. |
| related words: |
catch, glow |
| derivations: |
flameless (adj.), flamelike (adj.) |
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