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blaze

/bleɪz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
  2. Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
  3. The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.
  4. A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.
  5. A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst.
  6. A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
  7. To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
  8. To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.
  9. To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.).
  10. To set in a blaze; burn.
  11. To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.
  12. (only in the past participle) To mark with a white spot on the face (as a horse).
  13. Publication; the act of spreading widely by report
  14. To blow, as from a trumpet
  15. To publish; announce publicly
  16. To disclose; bewray; defame
  17. To blazon

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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