flares
Roadside emergency beacons
Flares are devices that produce a bright light or flame, used for signaling, illumination, or as a distress signal: The stranded hikers set off flares to alert rescuers.
In fashion, flares are pants that widen below the knee, popular in the 1970s and periodically revived.
Solar flares are sudden eruptions of radiation from the sun's surface.
As a verb form, flares describes something bursting into light or spreading outward: Her temper flares when she's tired.
A medical condition may flare or flare up when symptoms suddenly worsen.
Flared-leg trousers
- bootcutPants widening at ankle
- denimTough cotton twill
- palazzoItalian grand residence
- gauchosSouth American cattle herders
hip-huggers · high-waisted · seventies · vintage · corduroy · polyester · hemline · retro
Severe anxiety or suffering
flaregun · pyrotechnics · maritime · aviation · coastguard · warning · alert · visibility
Steady, soft light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- burstBreak apart suddenly
blaze · flash · luminescence · glare · brilliance · dazzle · incandescence · illuminate
Protective tissue response
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
- goutCrystal-induced joint inflammation
- psoriasisImmune system attacks skin cells
- eczemaInflammatory skin disorder
asthma · colitis · lupus · autoimmune · exacerbation · symptoms · swelling · redness
Earth's primary star
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
sunspot · geomagnetic · aurora · prominence · ejection · ionosphere · X-ray · ultraviolet
bell-bottoms
Flared-leg trousers
gauchos · hip-huggers · high-waisted · seventies · vintage · corduroy · polyester · hemline · retro · hippie
distress
Severe anxiety or suffering
rescue · flaregun · pyrotechnics · maritime · aviation · coastguard · warning · alert · visibility · nighttime
glow
Steady, soft light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
burst · blaze · flash · luminescence · glare · brilliance · dazzle · incandescence · illuminate · torchlight
inflammation
Protective tissue response
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
- goutCrystal-induced joint inflammation
- psoriasisImmune system attacks skin cells
eczema · asthma · colitis · lupus · autoimmune · exacerbation · symptoms · swelling · redness · pain
sun
Earth's primary star
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
magnetic · sunspot · geomagnetic · aurora · prominence · ejection · ionosphere · X-ray · ultraviolet · chromosphere
nasal
Of the nose
breathing · snort · equine · horse · exertion · emotion · temper
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- safety equipmentlife jacket, safety glasses, lifeboat, smoke alarms, smoke alarm
- signalingsmoke signals, signal fires, signal flags, signal lamps, signal towers
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft
- boating safetylife jackets, life vests, PFDs, fire extinguisher, fire extinguishers
- crash siteswreckage, debris, emergency services, first responders, ambulance
flaresdims
Lessens in brightness
fades · dies down · subsides · darkens · diminishes
flaresnarrows
Constricted water passage
tapers · constricts · contracts · pinches · converges
- 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
flare, flared, flaring, flare-up, solar flare, flare up, signal flare, flare gun