nnoun.processthe process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smokeSynset:fire flaming
Examples:- fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
Derivationally Related Form:firefieryflame
Hypernyms:burning combustion
Inherited Hypernyms:firecombustionoxidationchemical reactionchemical processnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:blazeblazingflareignition
Full Hyponyms:blazeflareignitionspontaneous combustion
vverb.weathershine with a sudden lightSynset:flare
Examples:- The night sky flared with the massive bombardment
Derivationally Related Form:flare
Hypernyms:beam shine
Inherited Hypernyms:flareshine
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Lights --- on the horizon (apply to: flare, flame) | The horizon is ---ing with lights (apply to: flare, flame)
vverb.weatherbe in flames or aflameExamples:- The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset
Derivationally Related Form:flamingflame
Hypernyms:burn combust
Inherited Hypernyms:flameburnchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.communicationcriticize harshly, usually via an electronic mediumExamples:- the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed
Hypernyms:castigate chasten chastise correct objurgate
Inherited Hypernyms:flamechastisecall on the carpetknockcommentnotestateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody