Glare vs. Flare
Difference Between Glare and Flare
Glarenoun
(uncountable) An intense, blinding light.
Flarenoun
A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
solar flareGlarenoun
Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
Flarenoun
A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.
Flares were used to steer the traffic away from the accident.The flares attracted the heat-seeking missiles.Glarenoun
An angry or fierce stare.
Flarenoun
(oil industry) A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.
Glarenoun
(telephony) A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
Flarenoun
(figuratively) A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
Glarenoun
(US) A smooth, bright, glassy surface.
a glare of iceFlarenoun
A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal.That’s a genuine early 70’s flare on those pants.Glarenoun
A viscous, transparent substance; glair.
Flarenoun
(in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
Glareverb
(intransitive) To stare angrily.
He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.Flarenoun
(aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.Glareverb
(intransitive) To shine brightly.
The sun glared down on the desert sand.Flarenoun
(baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single.Glareverb
(intransitive) To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.
Flarenoun
(photography) lang=en
Glareverb
(transitive) To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
Flareverb
(transitive) To cause to burn.
Glareadjective
smooth and bright or translucent; glary
skating on glare iceFlareverb
(transitive) To cause inflammation; to inflame.
Glarenoun
great brightness;
a glare of sunlightthe flowers were a blaze of colorFlareverb
(ambitransitive) To open outward in shape.
The cat flared its nostrils while sniffing at the air. (transitive)The cat’s nostrils flared when it sniffed at the air. (intransitive)The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)The sides of a bowl flare. (intransitive)Glarenoun
an angry stare
Flareverb
To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
Glarenoun
a focus of public attention;
he enjoyed being in the limelightwhen Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agencyFlareverb
(intransitive) To blaze brightly.
The blast furnace flared in the night.Glareverb
look at with a fixed gaze;
The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at herFlareverb
(intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
The candle flared in a sudden draught.Glareverb
be sharply reflected;
The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surfaceFlareverb
To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
Glareverb
shine intensely;
The sun glared down on usFlareverb
To suddenly happen or intensify.
flare upFlareverb
To suddenly erupt in anger.
flare upFlareverb
To be exposed to too much light.
Flarenoun
a shape that spreads outward;
the skirt had a wide flareFlarenoun
a sudden burst of flame
Flarenoun
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
Flarenoun
reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
Flarenoun
a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms;
a colitis flareinfection can cause a lupus flareFlarenoun
a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
Flarenoun
am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
Flarenoun
a sudden outburst of emotion;
she felt a flare of delightshe could not control her flare of rageFlarenoun
a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
Flarenoun
a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines;
he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a lossFlarenoun
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
Flareverb
burn brightly;
Every star seemed to flare with new intensityFlareverb
become flared and widen, usually at one end;
The bellbottom pants flare outFlareverb
shine with a sudden light;
The night sky flared with the massive bombardmentFlareverb
erupt or intensify suddenly;
Unrest erupted in the countryTempers flared at the meetingThe crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
