Blaze vs. Flame

Blaze vs. Flame — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Blaze and Flame

Blazenoun

A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.

Flamenoun

The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.

Blazenoun

Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.

to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun

Flamenoun

A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.

Blazenoun

The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.

The palomino had a white blaze on its face.

Flamenoun

(Internet) Intentionally insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger.

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Blazenoun

A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.

Flamenoun

A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour. E82D14

Blazenoun

A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst.

Flamenoun

The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.

The cello has a two-piece back with a beautiful narrow flame.

Blazenoun

A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.

Flamenoun

Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.

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Blazenoun

Publication; the act of spreading widely by report

Flameverb

To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.

Blazeverb

(intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing a lot of flames and light.

The campfire blazed merrily.

Flameverb

To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.

Blazeverb

(intransitive) To shine like a flame.

Flameverb

To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).

I flamed him for spamming in my favourite newsgroup.

Blazeverb

(transitive) To make a thing shine like a flame.

Flameadjective

Of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame.

Blazeverb

(transitive) To mark or cut (a route, especially through vegetation), or figuratively, to set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge.

The guide blazed his way through the undergrowth.Darwin blazed a path for the rest of us.

Flamenoun

the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke;

fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries

Blazeverb

(slang) To smoke marijuana.

Flameverb

shine with a sudden light;

The night sky flared with the massive bombardment

Blazeverb

(transitive) To blow, as from a trumpet

Flameverb

be in flames or aflame;

The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset

Blazeverb

(transitive) To publish; announce publicly

Flameverb

criticize harshly, on the e-mail

Blazeverb

(transitive) To disclose; bewray; defame

Blazeverb

To blazon

Blazenoun

a strong flame that burns brightly;

the blaze spread rapidly

Blazenoun

a cause of difficulty and suffering;

war is hellgo to blazes

Blazenoun

noisy and unrestrained mischief;

raising blazes

Blazenoun

great brightness;

a glare of sunlightthe flowers were a blaze of color

Blazenoun

a light-colored marking;

they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazesthe horse had a blaze between its eyes

Blazeverb

shine brightly and intensively;

Meteors blazed across the atmosphere

Blazeverb

shoot rapidly and repeatedly;

He blazed away at the men

Blazeverb

burn brightly and intensely;

The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze

Blazeverb

move rapidly and as if blazing;

The spaceship blazed out into space

Blazeverb

indicate by marking trees with blazes;

blaze a trail