blaze

B2
Pronunciation
/bleɪz/
Noun
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.

Example Sentences
  • to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun
3 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • The palomino had a white blaze on its face.
4 Definition

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

5 Definition

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

6 Definition

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

7 Definition

A hand consisting of five face cards.

8 Definition

Publication; the act of spreading widely by report

Verb
15 definition(s)
1 Definition

To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.

Example Sentences
  • The campfire blazed merrily.
2 Definition

To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.

3 Definition

To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.).

4 Definition

To set in a blaze; burn.

5 Definition

To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.

6 Definition

(only in the past participle) To mark with a white spot on the face (as a horse).

7 Definition

To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark).

8 Definition

To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes.

Example Sentences
  • The guide blazed his way through the undergrowth.
9 Definition

To set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge; lead by example.

Example Sentences
  • Darwin blazed a path for the rest of us.
10 Definition

To be furiously angry; to speak or write in a rage.

11 Definition

To smoke marijuana.

12 Definition

To blow, as from a trumpet

13 Definition

To publish; announce publicly

14 Definition

To disclose; bewray; defame

15 Definition

To blazon