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  • 21flare — vb glare, flame, *blaze, glow Analogous words: dart, shoot (see FLY): flutter, flicker (see FLIT): rise, arise, *spring: *flash, glance, glint, coruscate, scintillate: kindle, *light, fire Antonyms: gutter out …

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  • 22flare — flare; flare·less; …

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  • 23flare — [v1] erupt, blow blaze, boil over, break out, burn, burn up, burst, dart, dazzle, explode, fire up, flash, flicker, flutter, fume, glare, glow, go off, lose control, rant, seethe, shimmer, shoot, waver; concepts 13,179,249 flare [v2] spread… …

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  • 24flare — ► NOUN 1) a sudden brief burst of flame or light. 2) a device producing a very bright flame as a signal or marker. 3) a gradual widening towards the hem of a garment. 4) (flares) trousers of which the legs widen from the knees down. ► VERB 1)… …

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  • 25flare — index burn, deflagrate, discharge (shot) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 26flare up — index deflagrate, outburst Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 27flare-up — index bluster (commotion), furor, outbreak Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 28flare — see flair …

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  • 29flare-up — [n] sudden outbreak blowup, epidemic, eruption, explosion, gush, outburst, rise; concept 633 …

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  • 30flare-up — [flerup΄] n. 1. a sudden outburst of flame 2. a sudden, brief outburst of anger, trouble, etc …

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