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blaze
1[bleyz]
noun
a bright flame or fire.
the welcome blaze of the hearth.
a bright, hot gleam or glow.
the blaze of day.
a sparkling brightness.
a blaze of jewels.
a sudden, intense outburst, as of fire, passion, or fury.
to unleash a blaze of pent-up emotions; a blaze of glory.
Informal.blazes, hell.
Go to blazes!
verb (used without object)
to burn brightly (sometimes followed byaway, up, forth ).
The bonfire blazed away for hours. The dry wood blazed up at the touch of a match.
to shine like flame (sometimes followed byforth ).
Their faces blazed with enthusiasm.
to burn with intense feeling or passion (sometimes followed byup ).
He blazed up at the insult.
to shoot steadily or continuously (usually followed byaway ).
The contestants blazed away at the clay pigeons.
to be brilliantly conspicuous.
blaze
2[bleyz]
noun
a spot or mark made on a tree, as by painting or notching or by chipping away a piece of the bark, to indicate a trail or boundary.
a white area down the center of the face of a horse, cow, etc.
verb (used with object)
to mark with blazes.
to blaze a trail.
to lead in forming or finding (a new method, course, etc.).
His research in rocketry blazed the way for space travel.
blaze
1/ ɪ /
noun
a strong fire or flame
a very bright light or glare
an outburst (of passion, acclaim, patriotism, etc)
brilliance; brightness
verb
to burn fiercely
to shine brightly
(often foll by up) to become stirred, as with anger or excitement
(usually foll by away) to shoot continuously
blaze
2/ ɪ /
noun
a mark, usually indicating a path, made on a tree, esp by chipping off the bark
a light-coloured marking on the face of a domestic animal, esp a horse
verb
to indicate or mark (a tree, path, etc) with a blaze
to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc, in such a way that others can follow
blaze
3/ ɪ /
verb
to make widely known; proclaim
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of blaze1
Origin of blaze2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of blaze1
Origin of blaze2
Origin of blaze3
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Smoke from the blazes has blanketed parts of North America and Europe and could be visible reminder to delegates in Kananaskis of the threat.
Kieran Gibson and partner Ellen Fulton had not long moved in together when they lost nearly all their belongings in the blaze on the corner of Scott Street and South Street.
Thousands of people gathered on Saturday morning to remember a firefighter who died alongside a colleague and a member of the public in a major blaze.
He died while sheltering several of his neighbours in his one bedroom flat as the blaze took hold.
Firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a multi-storey building in Perth which broke out in the early hours.
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When To Use
A blaze is a bright flame or large fire, characterized as being very bright or burning very hot.Related to this, a blaze is also anything that is exceptionally bright, colorful, passionate, intense, or sudden, such as a jewel.Also related to this, to blaze means to burn brightly or hotly or to shine like a flame.A blaze is also a spot or mark on a tree used to indicate the direction of a trail. To blaze a trail is to mark trees or other landmarks, like rocks, with a blaze. Figuratively, if you blaze a trail, you are finding a new way.To blaze is also to make known or publish, as in The newspaper blazed the result of the trial on the front page.Example: The house was in a blaze by the time the firefighters arrived but everyone got out safely.
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