flare
part of speech
noun (flare, flares); verb (flare, flares, flared, flaring)
meaning for a pupil
1) A flare is a very bright light or flame used as a signal for help, especially at sea. tree →
2) To flare is to burn suddenly brightly. tree →
3) To flare up is for something bad to start suddenly or get worse, like anger, a fire or an illness. tree →
4) To flare is to get wider at the bottom, like a skirt or nostrils. tree →
sense in the lessons
In safety lessons boats carry flares to signal for help; never touch a flare found on a beach and tell an adult. In science solar flares are huge bursts of energy from the Sun. In stories tempers flare and fires flare up in the wind; a horse's nostrils flare. Phrases: send up a flare, flare up, solar flare, flared trousers.
examples
- The sailors fired a flare to call for help. tree →
- The fire flared up in the wind. tree →
- Don't touch flares you find on the beach. tree →
- A solar flare is a burst of energy from the Sun. tree →
- His temper flared when he lost. tree →
- Her asthma flared up in the cold. tree →
- The horse's nostrils flared. tree →
- A LAMP, soaked with too much oil and flaring brightly, boasted that it gave more light than the sun. tree →
note
Regular verb (flared). Do not confuse «flare» (a bright flame) with «flair» (a natural talent) — they sound the same. Flares are dangerous explosives, not toys.
In the corpora
- A barbecue stays hot for hours, and fuel must never be squirted onto it because it flares up.
- Petrol and other fuel on a fire make it flare up in a flash and cause terrible burns.
- Do not touch strange metal objects, drums or flares on the beach; tell a grown-up or lifeguard.
- Never touch fireworks, cartridges or flares found on the ground; tell a grown-up, because they may still explode.
- Thick moisturisers called emollients every day, and steroid creams for flare-ups used as the doctor says, keep eczema calm.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «flare» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.