flame

  • 31Flame — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Flame », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Flame est un film sorti en 1975 Flame de la… …

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  • 32flame — flame1 [ fleım ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the brightly burning gas that you see coming from a fire: He sat by the fire staring at the flames. in flames (=burning): The whole building was soon in flames. burst into/go up in/erupt in flames: A …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 33flame — {{11}}flame (n.) mid 14c., from Anglo Fr. flaume, O.Fr. flamme (10c.), from L. flammula small flame, dim. of flamma flame, blazing fire, from PIE *bhleg to shine, flash, from root *bhel (1) to shine, flash, burn (see BLEACH (Cf. bleach)). The… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 34flame — [[t]fle͟ɪm[/t]] flames, flaming, flamed 1) N VAR A flame is a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is burning. The heat from the flames was so intense that roads melted. ...a huge ball of flame. 2) VERB If someone s… …

    English dictionary

  • 35flame — See cutting flame neutral flame oxidizing flame oxygen hydrogen flame oxygen lp gas flame reducing flame sheath flame …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 36flame — /fleɪm / (say flaym) noun 1. burning gas or vapour, as from wood, etc., undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapour. 2. (often plural) state or condition of blazing combustion: to burst into flames. 3. any flamelike condition; glow; …

  • 37flame — [14] Flame traces its history back to an Indo European *bhleg , *phleg , which also produced Greek phlóx ‘flame’ (source of English phlox, and related to phlegm and phlegmatic), Latin flāgrāre ‘burn, blaze’ (source of English flagrant), Latin… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 38flame — 1 noun (C, U) 1 hot bright burning gas that you see when something is on fire: the flame of a candle | Flames poured out of the windows of the building. 2 in flames burning strongly: The house was in flames by the time we arrived. 3 go up in… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39flame — [[t]fleɪm[/t]] n. v. flamed, flam•ing 1) chem. a portion of burning gas or vapor, as from ignited wood or coal 2) Often, flames. the state or condition of blazing combustion 3) inflamed condition 4) brilliant light; scintillating luster 5) bright …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40flame — [14] Flame traces its history back to an Indo European *bhleg , *phleg , which also produced Greek phlóx ‘flame’ (source of English phlox, and related to phlegm and phlegmatic), Latin flāgrāre ‘burn, blaze’ (source of English flagrant), Latin… …

    Word origins