uv flare
61flare — n. 1) to light; shoot up a flare 2) to set out, set up a flare (they set up flares along the runway) 3) a parachute flare * * * [fleə] shoot up a flare setup a flare (they set up flares along the runway) a parachute flare to light to set out …
62flare — 01. The fishing boat was in trouble in the storm, so the captain set off a [flare] to call for help. 02. He was obviously very angry; his face was red, his nostrils were [flaring] and his eyes glared at me. 03. After the accident, the driver lit… …
63flare up — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms flare up : present tense I/you/we/they flare up he/she/it flares up present participle flaring up past tense flared up past participle flared up 1) same as flare II, 1) The fire could flare up again at any… …
64Flare (science fiction novel) — Infobox Book | name = Flare title orig = translator = image caption = Cover illustration from the first edition author = Roger Zelazny and Thomas Thurston Thomas cover artist = Dean Morrissey country = United States language = English series =… …
65flare star — Astron. a dwarf star that exhibits sudden increases of magnitude similar to solar flares. Also called UV Ceti star. [1950 55] * * * Star that varies in brightness repeatedly but sporadically, sometimes by more than one magnitude, within a few… …
66flare — 1. noun a) A brightly burning light used to attract attention in an emergency, or to illuminate an area. The flares steered the traffic away from the accident. b) A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width, e.g. on the lower …
67flare — Synonyms and related words: Roman candle, addition, adjunct, aggrandizement, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, ampliation, amplification, anger, augmentation, backfire, bake, balefire, bang, be bright, be in heat, beacon, beacon fire, beam,… …
68flare — 1. noun 1) the flare of the match Syn: blaze, flash, dazzle, burst, flicker 2) a flare set off by the crew Syn: distress signal, rocket, beacon, light, signal 3) …
69flare — [c]/flɛə / (say flair) verb (flared, flaring) –verb (i) 1. to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind. 2. Also, flare up. to blaze with a sudden burst of flame. 3. to shine or glow. 4. to spread gradually outwards,… …
70flare — /flair/, v., flared, flaring, n. v.i. 1. to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind. 2. to blaze with a sudden burst of flame (often fol. by up): The fire flared up as the paper caught. 3. to start up or burst out… …
