FLAME
ADJECTIVES
► ABLAZE flaming, in a flame → 1676
► AFLARE bursting with flame, light, or colour → 1863
► ALIVE of a fire, flame, or spark: burning, not extinguished → 1571
► APHLOGISTIC without flame → 1831
► BLUE of a flame, flash, etc.: blue or blue-white in colour → 1450
► BREME of a fierce flame or blaze: raging, fierce → 1374 obs.
► DARK of a flame, lamp, etc.: producing little light; dim → a1000
► EXTINCT of a fire, flame: extinguished, quenched, put out; no longer burning → 1475
► FIRE-SHOT shot through with flames or the colours of flames → 1856
► FLAMED aflame, burning → 1413
► FLAMEFUL full of flame → 1605 obs.
► FLAMMEOUS 1. resembling flame; flamelike → 1646
2. of the nature of flame → 1664
► FLAMMID flame-coloured; red → 1610 obs.
► FLAMMIFEROUS producing flame, bringing flame or fire → 1656
► FLAMMIGEROUS bearing flame → 1592
► FLAMMIVOMOUS vomiting out flame → 1663
► FLAMY 1. consisting of flames; beset with flames → 1513
2. resembling flame → 1626
► FLARING burning with a broad irregular flame → 1633
► FLAT-FLAME yielding a flat flame → 1879
► IGNESCENT bursting into flame; firing up → 1828
► INFLAMED in flames, burning, set on fire → 1603
► LAMBENT shining with a clear light and without fierce heat; said of flame (fire or light) → 1647
► LICKING of a flame: playing lightly over the surface of an object, without or before beginning to burn it → 1560
► LOW-BURNING burning with a low flame; slow burning → 1786
► OUTFLAMING flaming out, or flaring up → 1856 obs.
► QUICK burning strongly or briskly; said of flames or fire → c1374 arch.
► SKIRE clear; bright; said of flames, colour, etc. → a1400-50 obs.
► SUN-HOT of a fire, flame, etc.: extremely hot → 1869
ADVERBS
► ALOW into flames; ablaze, aflame → 1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
► IN A LOWE on fire, in flames, alight → 1175
NOUNS
► ARDOR ► ARDOUR fire, flame; fierce or burning heat → 1645
► BAWBELL a flame, a blaze → 1891 Eng. dial.
► BILLOW a great wave of flame → 1667
► BLASH a sudden flame or blaze → 1898 (Bk.)
► BRAND fire, flame, burning → a1000 obs.
► EFFLAGRATION emission of flames → 1811
► EXPIRATION of a flame: a dying out → 1649 obs.
► FIREBRAND a spark, a flame → 1275 obs.
► FLAGRATION a bursting into flame or blazing up → 1669 obs.
► FLAKE a detached portion of flame → 1400
► FLAMELET a small flame → 1849
► FLAMESHIP the personality or dignity of flame → 1637
► FLAMMULE a small flame → 1895
► FLAUGHT a ‘tongue’ of flame → 1400 chiefly Sc.
► FLICKER a wavering unsteady flame or light → 1849
► INFLAMMATION a being in flames; a setting on fire; something in flames or on fire → 1563
► INGLE flame, fire; a fire in a room; the furnace of a kiln → 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► INGLE-GLEED the flames or blaze of a fire; firelight; a blazing fireside → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► INGLE-LOWE the flames or blaze of a fire; firelight; a blazing fireside → 1798 Sc.
► LATE the flame of a fire → 1840 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAYE a flame; esp. the flame of charcoal, or of any burnt coal → 1691 Eng. dial. obs.
► LEAM flame, light; a flash, ray, or gleam of light; brightness, gleam → c1175 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► LEVIN a bright flame or light → c1250 arch.
► LEYE flame, blaze, fire → a1000 obs.
► LIVING FLAME a burning, visible flame → 1678
► LOWE flame, fire; a flame, a fire, a blaze; also, the gleam or glow of a fire, flame, etc. → c1175 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
► OUTFLAME an outburst of flame → 1889
► PEA a small, low gas flame → 1890 obs.
► PEEK a small tongue or jet of flame → 1838 Sc.
► PEEKIE a flame; a tiny point of light → 1893 Sc.
► REPERCUSSION the forcing back of flame by blowing against it → 1628 obs.
► SCREECH a short, sudden flame or blaze → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SPIRE an elongated or pointed shoot or tongue of fire or flame → 1450
► STEAM a flame; a ray of light → 1440 obs.
► STEAMING the glowing of flame → 1440 obs.
► STREAMER a streaming jet or tongue of flame → 1758
► SWAILE ► SWALE ► SWEAL a blaze, a flame → 1781 Eng. dial.
► VORTEX a whirling mass of fire or flame → 1652
► WREATH a coil of flame, mist, etc. rising or moving with a twisting or swirling motion → 1633
► WRITHE a curl or coil of flame, smoke, etc. → 1745
VERBS
► AFANG of fire: to consume with flames, to burn → 1450 obs.
► BEAT OUT to extinguish a fire or flames by repeatedly striking at the base of the flames with a blanket, shovel, etc. → 1726
► BICKER of the quick movement of flame: to flash, glean, glisten → 1667 poetic usage
► BRASTLE of flames: to roar → a1000 obs.
► CONFLAGRATE to catch fire; to burst into flame → 1657
► DEFLAGRATE to burst into flame and burn away rapidly → 1752
► EJECT to emit flames, light, etc. → 1616
► ENKINDLE to cause a flame, etc. to blaze up → 1582
► EXAESTUATE ► EXESTUATE of flames: to flare up → 1642 obs.
► EXPIRE to emit or eject flames → 1606 obs.
► FIRE UP to burst into flame; to start burning → 1845
► FLAGRATE to burst into flame → 1756 obs.
► FLAMBLE to be in flames, to flame → 1557 obs.
► FLICKER of a flame: to burn fitfully or unsteadily → 1608
► FLIT of a flame: to die down → 1839
► FLUTTER of flame: to flicker lightly and intermittently → 1638
► INFLAME to cause to blaze or burst into flames; to set on fire → 1413
► INURE to burn in a flame, to expose to the direct action of fire → 1712
► LICK of flames, etc.: to move lightly or quickly over a surface → 1522
► OUTFLAME to flame out, to burst into blaze → 1890
► OVERFLAME to flame excessively → 1634 obs.
► PUT FORTH to extinguish a flame or light → 1598 obs.
► QUENCH to put out or extinguish fire or flame → 1175
► RASH of flame or light: to move violently, suddenly, or hastily → a1000 obs.
► REDD to put out or extinguish fire or flames → 1487
► RELUME to rekindle a flame → 1616
► SHOOT to emit flames swiftly and forcibly → 1480
► SINK of a flame or fire: to die down, to burn at a lower level; to go out → 1611 chiefly literary usage
► SLOCKEN of fire, flame: to quench, to extinguish, to put out → 1300 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SPIRE of flames or fire: to rise or shoot up into a spire-shaped form → 1591
► STEAM to emit flame, to glow → 1405 obs.
► STIFLE to smother or extinguish a flame → 1726
► SUFFLAME to rise like flame → c1530 obs.
► TIND to set fire to, to kindle a fire, flame, lamp, etc. → 1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► TOUCH OFF to produce a flame or spark, to set alight → 1759
► VOMIT to throw out flames copiously or with force → 1552
► VULCANIZE to burn to commit to flames → 1827 obs.
► WAKEN to kindle fire or flame → 1330
► WALLOW to surge up; said of of flame, smoke, vapour → 1362
► WHOOF of fire or flame: to flare up into a sudden blaze → 1895
► WRAP of flames: to spread or extend around or over something → 1656
► WREATHE of flame, smoke, etc.: to move with a twisting or coiling motion → 1776
► WRITHE of flames, smoke, etc.: to move with a twisting or coiling motion → 1413
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