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Flame

A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.

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Broader term 11

Beam 76% connected

Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

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Burn 76% connected

To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.

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Burning 76% connected

of Burn

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Castigate 76% connected

To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely.

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Chasten 76% connected

To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod.

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Chastise 76% connected

To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes.

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Combust 76% connected

Burnt; consumed.

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Combustion 76% connected

The state of burning.

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Correct 76% connected

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…

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Objurgate 76% connected

To chide; to reprove.

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Shine 76% connected

To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by…

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Narrower term 4

Blaze 76% connected

A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the process of combustion; a bright flame.

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Blazing 76% connected

of Blaze

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Flare 76% connected

To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.

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Ignition 76% connected

The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.

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Derivationally related 4

Flaming 74% connected

of Flame

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Flaming 74% connected

of Flame

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Flare 74% connected

To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.

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Flare 74% connected

To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.

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Synonym 3

Fire 92% connected

The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Flaming 92% connected

of Flame

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Flare 92% connected

To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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