Flames - English meaning

noun

A very large or fiercely burning fire.

Usage examples:

Twenty firemen fought the blaze

verb

Used in various expressions of anger, bewilderment, or surprise as a euphemism for ‘hell’.

Usage examples:

‘go to blazes!’ he shouted

verb

Set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer.

Usage examples:

Small firms would set the pace, blazing a trail for others to follow

verb

(of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood.

Usage examples:

A fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate

noun

An injury caused by exposure to heat or flame.

Usage examples:

He was treated in hospital for burns to his hands

noun

A small stream.

Usage examples:

There is a burn running through the flower beds

idiom

Start to burn or burst into flames

phrase

Begin to burn.

Usage examples:

The driver had got out before the car had caught fire

idiom

To start burning

Usage examples:

When the grass in the yard caught fire, i thought the whole house was going to burn down.

noun

An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.

Usage examples:

Tinder-dry conditions sparked fears of a conflagration in many drought-devastated communities

noun

A large fire that causes a lot of damage

Usage examples:

The government has turned a minor local problem into a full-blown regional conflagration.

noun

A process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.

Usage examples:

His house was destroyed by fire

verb

Discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile).

Usage examples:

He fired a shot at the retreating prisoners

noun

The state of burning, or a burning mass of material

Usage examples:

[ u ] the factory had to be closed because the risk of fire was too great., [ c ] there have been a…

noun

A very intense and destructive fire (typically one caused by bombing) in which strong currents of air are drawn into the blaze from the surrounding area making it burn more fiercely.

Usage examples:

Firestorms after a nuclear exchange

noun

A sudden, and sometimes violent reaction

Usage examples:

The senator's remarks caused a firestorm of protest.

noun

Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

Usage examples:

A nuclear holocaust

noun

A large fire that is dangerously out of control.

Usage examples:

The inferno had swept through the city

noun

A very large uncontrolled fire

Usage examples:

A raging inferno, the building was an inferno by the time the fire service arrived.