blaze
IPA: bɫˈeɪz
noun
- A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
- Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
- The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.
- (color) A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.
- A bursting out, or active display of any quality.
- A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
- (poker) A hand consisting of five face cards.
- Publication; the act of spreading widely by report.
- A male given name from Latin.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
verb
- (intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
- (intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.
- (intransitive, poetic) To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.).
- (transitive, rare) To set in a blaze; burn.
- (transitive) To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.
- (transitive, only in the past participle) To mark with a white spot on the face (as a horse).
- (transitive) To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark).
- (transitive) To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes.
- (transitive, figurative) To set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge; lead by example.
- (figurative) To be furiously angry; to speak or write in a rage.
- (slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (transitive) To blow, as from a trumpet.
- (transitive) To publish; announce publicly.
- (transitive) To disclose; bewray; defame.
- (transitive, heraldry) To blazon.
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Examples of "blaze" in Sentences
- The blaze destroyed the building.
- The tank ruptured, starting the blaze.
- Blaze is the uninhibited side of Lance.
- The cause of the blaze is currently unknown.
- He set fire to the building and died in the blaze.
- The Gardai are currently probing the cause of the blaze.
- Firefighters quickly contained the blaze and the renovations continued.
- Blaze is unusually energetic, and is described as having amazing panache.
- Despite the best efforts of the firemen, the building was gutted by the blaze.
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