noun
- The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.
- usage: "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
verb
- Shine with a sudden light.
- usage: "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
- Be in flames or aflame.
- usage: "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"
- synonyms: flame
- Criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium.
- usage: "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"
- synonyms: flame
adjective
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