flare

Meaning

1. A sudden bright light.
2. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
3. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
4. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
5. A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
6. A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
7. A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
8. Bell-bottom trousers.
9. The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
10. A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
11. A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
12. Short for lens flare.
13. An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
14. A breakdance move of someone helicoptering his torso on alternating arms.

flash

flare out

flare pass

indicator lamp

signal light

tracer bullet

tracer shell

very light

be annoyed

open out

flare bomb

burn brightly

fuzee

bell mouth

funnel-shaped opening

catchlight

target indicator

horn antenna

horn radiator

horn-lens antenna

electromagnetic horn

flame body

hoghorn antenna

star-shell

light tracer

flarelight

feed-horn

flare-out

light shell

illuminating projectile

illuminating flare

chromospheric eruption

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flɛə̯/

Origin unknown, first recorded in the mid 16th century, probably related to Latin flagrō (“I burn”). Norwegian flara (“to blaze; to flaunt in gaudy attire”) has a similar meaning, but the English word predates it. Possibly related to Middle High German vlederen (“to flutter”), represented by modern German flattern. The noun is derived from the verb.