Flare and Flame

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Flare

Flare verb - To shine with a bright harsh light.

Usage example: floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison

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Flame is a synonym for flare in blaze topic. In some cases you can use "Flame" instead the word "Flare" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like fire, action, thing, burning piece of wood. popular alternative

Nearby Words: flaring, flared

Flame

Flame verb - To be on fire especially brightly.

Usage example: guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace

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Flare is a synonym for flame in fire topic. You can use "Flare" instead the word "Flame" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as burn, action, thing, burning piece of wood. popular alternative

Nearby Words: flaming, flam, flamed, flamy

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burning	burning flare	burning flame
pure	pure flare	pure flame
direct	direct flare	direct flame
single	single flare	single flame
Other adjectives: open, small, bright, powerful, little, black, final, lethal, lit, giant, radioactive, super, solar.

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