flame

flame
flame1 [fleım] n
↑flame, ↑wax, ↑wick
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin flamma 'flame']
1.) [U and C]
hot bright burning gas that you see when something is on fire
▪ Flames poured out of the windows of the building.
▪ They rushed past us with buckets of water and tried to douse the flames .
▪ They sat around the campfire, watching the flickering flames .
▪ A home video showed how quickly flames engulfed the building.
▪ a candle flame
2.) in flames
burning in a way that is difficult to control
▪ When we reached Mandalay it was in flames.
▪ They escaped just as the house was engulfed in flames .
3.) go up in flames/burst into flames
to suddenly begin burning in a way that is difficult to control
▪ The helicopter burst into flames after hitting a power line.
4.) a flame of anger/desire/passion etc
literary a strong feeling
▪ Flames of desire shot through her.
5.)
an angry or rude email
→old flame at ↑old, naked flame at ↑naked, fan the flames at ↑fan2 (2), add fuel to the fire/flames at ↑add
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
douse flames (=pour water on them to make them stop burning)
fan flames (=make them burn more by waving something in front of them)
smother flames (=put something over them to make them stop burning)
flames flicker/dance (=they move)
flames engulf something (=they surround and burn something)
flames lick something (=they touch something lightly)
flames leap (=they go high into the air)
candle/coal/gas flame
naked flame (=one that is not enclosed)
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flame 2
flame2 v
1.) [i]literary to become suddenly bright with light or colour, especially red or orange
▪ Erica's cheeks flamed with anger.
2.) literary to burn brightly
▪ A great fire flamed in an open fireplace.
3.) to send someone an angry or rude message in an email or on a ↑bulletin board

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