[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

flare \flare\, n.
   1. an unsteady, broad, offensive light.
      1913 webster

   2. a spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.
      1913 webster

   3. photog. a defect in a photographic objective such that
      an image of the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged
      spot in the center of the developed negative.
      webster 1913 suppl.

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

flare \flare\, n.
   leaf of lard. "pig's flare." --dunglison.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

flare \flare\ fl^ar, v. i. imp.  p. p. flared
   fl^ard; p. pr.  vb. n. flaring. cf. norw. flara to
   blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. sw. flasa upp, and e.
   flash, or flacker.
   1. to burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle
      flares.
      1913 webster

   2. to shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a
      dazzling or painfully bright light.
      1913 webster

   3. to shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be
      offensively bright or showy.
      1913 webster

            with ribbons pendant, flaring about her head.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. to be exposed to too much light. obs.
      1913 webster

            flaring in sunshine all the day.      --prior.
      1913 webster

   5. to open or spread outwards; to project beyond the
      perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of
      a ship flare.
      1913 webster

   to flare up, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst
      into a passion. colloq. --thackeray.
      1913 webster
see also:
flared flaring to flare up 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fusee \fusee"\, n. see 2d fusil, and cf. fuse, n.
   1. a flintlock gun. see 2d fusil. obs.
      1913 webster

   2. a fuse. see fuse, n.
      1913 webster

   3.
      a a friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous
          head which when ignited is not easily blown out even
          in a gale of wind.
      b a kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter
          and having the usual igniting tip.
          webster 1913 suppl.

   4. a signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube
      filled with a composition which burns with a bright
      colored light for a definite time. it is used principally
      for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating
      an obstruction or accident ahead. also called a flare or
      railroad flare.
      pjc
see also:
fusil fuse flare railroad flare 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

flare
     n 1: a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"
          syn: flair
     2: a sudden burst of flame
     3: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate syn: flash
     4: reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of
        infection or irritation
     5: a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis
        flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"
     6: a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the
        sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio
        interference syn: solar flare
     7: am unwanted reflection in an optical system or the fogging
        of an image that is caused by such a reflection
     8: a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight";
        "she could not control her flare of rage"
     9: a device that produces a bright light for warning or
        illumination or identification
     10: 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 loss" syn: flare pass
     11: baseball a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
     v 1: burn brightly; "every star seemed to flare with new
          intensity" syn: flame up, blaze up, burn up
     2: become flared and widen, usually at one end; "the bellbottom
        pants flare out" syn: flare out
     3: shine with a sudden light; "the night sky flared with the
        massive bombardment" syn: flame
     4: erupt or intensify suddenly; "unrest erupted in the
        country"; "tempers flared at the meeting"; "the crowd
        irrupted into a burst of patriotism" syn: erupt, irrupt,
         flare up, break open, burst out
see also:
flair flash solar flare flare pass flame up blaze up 
burn up flare out flame erupt irrupt 
flare up break open burst out 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

251 moby thesaurus words for "flare":
   roman candle, addition, adjunct, aggrandizement, aid to navigation,
   alarm, amber light, ampliation, amplification, anger, augmentation,
   backfire, bake, balefire, bang, be bright, be in heat, beacon,
   beacon fire, beam, bedazzle, bell, bell buoy, black spot, blare,
   blast, blaze, blaze of light, blaze up, blind, blinker, bloom,
   blooping, blow up, blowout, blowup, blue peter, boil, boom, branch,
   branch out, break out, brilliance, broaden, broadening, broil,
   bulge, buoy, burn, burst, burst forth, caution light, chafe, choke,
   combust, cook, crescendo, cresset, dart, daze, dazzle, definition,
   deflagration, deploy, deployment, detonation, diffuse light,
   discharge, disperse, dispersion, enlarge, enlargement, erupt,
   eruption, expand, expansion, explode, explosion, extend, extension,
   facula, fan, fan out, fanning out, flambeau, flame, flame up,
   flaming torch, flare up, flare-up, flash, flash fire, flicker,
   flush, flutter, fog bell, fog signal, fog whistle, foghorn,
   fringe area, fry, fulgurate, fulguration, fulmination, fume, fusee,
   gasp, ghost, give light, glance, glare, gleam, gleam of light,
   glimmer, glint, glow, go light, gong buoy, granulation,
   green light, grid, hard shadow, heliograph, high sign, hiking,
   image, incandesce, incandescence, increase,
   international alphabet flag, international numeral pennant, kick,
   leer, light, link, luminosity, luster, magnification,
   marker beacon, multiple image, nod, noise, nudge, open, open up,
   outburst, outspread, outstretch, overgrow, overrun, pant,
   parachute flare, parch, picture, picture noise, picture shifts,
   pilot flag, poke, police whistle, quarantine flag, radiate,
   radiate heat, radio beacon, rage, rain, raising, ramify, red flag,
   red light, report, roast, rocket, rolling, sailing aid, scald,
   scanning pattern, scintillation, scorch, see red, seethe,
   semaphore, semaphore flag, semaphore telegraph, send out rays,
   shading, shimmer, shimmer with heat, shine, shine brightly, shoot,
   shoot out rays, sign, signal, signal beacon, signal bell,
   signal fire, signal flag, signal flare, signal gong, signal gun,
   signal lamp, signal light, signal mast, signal post, signal rocket,
   signal shot, signal siren, signal tower, simmer, smolder, smother,
   snow, snowstorm, solar flare, solar prominence, spar buoy, spark,
   splay, spraddle, sprangle, sprawl, spread, spread like wildfire,
   spread out, spreading, steam, stew, stifle, stop light, suffocate,
   sweat, swell, swelling, swelter, the nod, the wink, toast, torch,
   touch, traffic light, traffic signal, unfold, upping, watch fire,
   white flag, widen, widening, wigwag, wigwag flag, wink,
   yellow flag

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