blaze
Roaring orange flames
Blaze has two main senses unified by intensity.
A blaze is a bright, fierce fire: Firefighters battled the blaze for hours.
By extension, a blaze of color or light is vivid and striking.
To blaze is to burn brightly or shine intensely.
A trail blazer marks a path by cutting marks into trees—blazes—hence blaze a trail means to pioneer.
Separately, a blaze is a white marking on an animal's face.
Visible burning combustion
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
bonfire · pyre · smoke · heat · burn · scorch · char · incinerate
Uncontrolled fire in vegetation
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- firelineCleared strip blocking flames
- firebreakCleared barrier against flames
- hotshotShowy, skilled person
airtanker · firefighter · evacuation · scorched · charred · burning · containment · spread
Early explorer or settler
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- innovatorCreator of new methods
explorer · frontier · first · leader · visionary · breakthrough · forge · chart
Steady, soft light
- beaconGuiding light source
- flareSudden bright burst
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
brilliance · glare · shine · luminosity · flash · gleam · dazzle · incandescence
Intense, violent anger
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- outburstSudden emotional release
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
eruption · explosion · temper · ferocity · intensity · passion · fervor · ardor
flames
Visible burning combustion
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
combustion · bonfire · pyre · smoke · heat · burn · scorch · char · incinerate · ash
brushfire
Uncontrolled fire in vegetation
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- firelineCleared strip blocking flames
- firebreakCleared barrier against flames
hotshot · airtanker · firefighter · evacuation · scorched · charred · burning · containment · spread · drought
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
innovator · explorer · frontier · first · leader · visionary · breakthrough · forge · chart · venture
glow
Steady, soft light
- beaconGuiding light source
- flareSudden bright burst
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
radiance · brilliance · glare · shine · luminosity · flash · gleam · dazzle · incandescence · illumination
rage
Intense, violent anger
flare-up · eruption · explosion · temper · ferocity · intensity · passion · fervor · ardor · frenzy
star
Luminous astronomical object
sock · coronet · pastern · fetlock · white · facial · forehead · blotch · marking
proclaim
Declare officially and openly
- announceState something officially
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
publish · publicize · herald · display · flaunt · showcase · emblazon · advertise
- fireflame, flames, inferno, embers, ember
- Bonfireflames, fire pit, embers, firewood, logs
- bright lightssunlight, glare, flash, flare, spotlight
- hearthhearth, fireplace tools, fire irons, hearthstone, hearth fire
- light effectsshine, glow, gleam, shimmer, glitter
- sudden eventsexplosion, earthquake, lightning strike, tornado, heart attack
blazerestraint
Control over impulses
composure · calm · indifference · apathy · suppression
- blazes of glorySpectacular, memorable final acts
- guns blazingAttacking with total aggression
- blazing sunIntensely hot daylight
- blaze a trailCreate a new route
- blazing a trail
- blue blazerDark jacket, often brass-buttoned
blazing, ablaze, blazer, blazes, blazed, blazon, blazers, blaze a trail, blaze orange