flare
Emergency light device
Flare combines brightness with spreading outward.
A flare is a burst of light or flame—a distress signal, a solar eruption, or the brief blaze of a match.
To flare is to burn or shine suddenly: Tempers flared.
Flare also means to spread gradually wider: jeans that flare at the bottom, nostrils that flare in anger.
A flare-up is a sudden recurrence of trouble, whether conflict or chronic illness.
Steady, soft light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- flashBrief burst of light
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- blazeIntense burning fire
radiance · luminosity · brilliance · glare · illumination · incandescence · flicker · spark
Severe anxiety or suffering
- SOSMorse distress code
- pyrotechnicsArt of explosive displays
- rescueSave from harm
- alertWarning or watchfulness
warning · maritime · aviation · coastguard · locator · emergency · visibility · nighttime
State of mind
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- outburstSudden emotional release
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
eruption · explosion · irritation · hostility · agitation · volatility · passion · resentment
Pant leg widening downward
- palazzoItalian grand residence
- bootcutPants widening at ankle
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- skirtWaist-hung lower garment
jeans · trousers · silhouette · hem · knee · cuff · A-line · godet
Dark stellar surface region
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
magnetic · prominence · chromosphere · photosphere · geomagnetic · aurora · NASA · satellite
Protective tissue response
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- painBodily or emotional distress
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
lupus · autoimmune · relapse · symptom · chronic · remission · eczema · psoriasis
glow
Steady, soft light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- flashBrief burst of light
- burstBreak apart suddenly
blaze · radiance · luminosity · brilliance · glare · illumination · incandescence · flicker · spark · gleam
distress
Severe anxiety or suffering
- SOSMorse distress code
- pyrotechnicsArt of explosive displays
- rescueSave from harm
alert · warning · maritime · aviation · coastguard · locator · emergency · visibility · nighttime · survival
temper
State of mind
fury · eruption · explosion · irritation · hostility · agitation · volatility · passion · resentment · indignation
bell-bottom
Pant leg widening downward
skirt · jeans · trousers · silhouette · hem · knee · cuff · A-line · godet · gore
sunspot
Dark stellar surface region
radiation · magnetic · prominence · chromosphere · photosphere · geomagnetic · aurora · NASA · satellite · ionosphere
inflammation
Protective tissue response
arthritis · lupus · autoimmune · relapse · symptom · chronic · remission · eczema · psoriasis · Crohn's
outward
Toward the outside
splay · fan · open · dilate · diverge · taper · bell · cone · funnel · gradual
nostrils
Breathing holes in face
horse · anger · exertion · wide · inhale · sniff · huff · agitation
- CastawaysRobinson Crusoe, castaway, Gilligan, shipwreck, stranded
- emergency rescue911, CPR, ambulance, paramedic, paramedics
- Emergency Safety911, 911 center, fire station, police station, ambulance
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- signalssignal, signals, signaling, sign, waved
- torchesfire torch, flambeau, tiki torch, garden torch, Olympic torch
- flared upSuddenly worsened or ignited
- flare upSuddenly worsen or intensify
- lens flaresScattered light in optics
- flaring upSudden intensification of something
- flare gunDistress signal launcher
- signal flaresPyrotechnic emergency beacons
inflame, flagrant, flares, inflammatory, flared, flaring, conflagration, flare-up, nonflammable