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flare / fler/ • n. 1. a sudden brief burst of bright flame or light: the flare of the match lit up his face. ∎ a device producing a bright flame, used esp. as a signal or marker: a helicopter spotted a flare set off by the crew| [as adj.] a flare gun. ∎ [in sing.] a sudden burst of intense emotion: she felt a flare of anger within her. ∎ Astron. a sudden explosion in the chromosphere and corona of the sun or another star, resulting in an intense burst of radiation. See also solar flare. ∎ Photog. extraneous illumination on film caused by internal reflection in the camera. 2. [in sing.] a gradual widening, esp. of a skirt or pants: as you knit, add a flare or curve a hem. ∎ an upward and outward curve of a vessel’s bow, designed to throw the water outward when under way. • v. [intr.] 1. burn with a sudden intensity: the blaze across the water flared the bonfire crackled and flared up. ∎ (of a light or a person's eyes) glow with a sudden intensity: her eyes flared at the stinging insult. ∎ (of an emotion) suddenly become manifest in a person or their expression: alarm flared in her eyes tempers flared. ∎ (flare up) (of an illness or chronic medical complaint) recur unexpectedly and cause further discomfort: Tracy's pain has flared up again, this time almost beyond enduring. ∎ (esp. of an argument, conflict, or trouble) suddenly become more violent or intense: in 1943 the Middle East crisis flared up again. ∎ (flare up) (of a person) suddenly become angry: she flared up, shouting at Jeff. 2. [often as adj.] (flared) gradually become wider at one end: a flared skirt the dress flared out into huge a train. ∎ (of a person's nostrils) dilate: his head lifted, his nostrils flaring. ∎ [tr.] (of a person) cause (the nostrils) to dilate. |
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"flare." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "flare." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-flare.html "flare." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-flare.html |
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flare.
1. The outward curve of the bows of a ship, which is designed to throw the water outwards when meeting a head sea, instead of letting it come straight up over the bows. 2. A signal, nowadays a distress signal, fired from a very pistol, but also hand held. They are part of the equipment of many yachts for use in an emergency, and are also part of the equipment of a lifesaving raft or inflatable. |
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"flare." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "flare." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-flare.html "flare." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-flare.html |
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flare n.
1. a device producing a bright flame, used especially as a signal or marker: a helicopter spotted a flare set off by the crew | a flare gun. 2. an upward and outward curve of a vessel’s bow, designed to throw the water outward when under way. |
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"flare." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "flare." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-flare.html "flare." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-flare.html |
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flare (flair) n.
1. reddening of the skin that spreads outwards from a focus of infection or irritation in the skin. 2. the red area surrounding an urticarial weal. |
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"flare." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "flare." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-flare.html "flare." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-flare.html |
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flare spread out, as hair, etc. XVI; burn with a spreading flame XVII. of unkn. orig.
Hence sb. XIX. |
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T. F. HOAD. "flare." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "flare." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-flare.html T. F. HOAD. "flare." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-flare.html |
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