blaze1 nounblaze2 verb
blazeblaze1 /bleɪz/ ●○○ noun 
WORD ORIGINblaze1
Origin:
1-6 Old English blæse ‘torch’7 1600-1700 German blas ‘white mark’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a cheerful blaze in the fireplace
- Firefighters struggled to control the blaze.
- Six fire fighters were injured battling the blaze.
- The church was completely destroyed in the blaze.
- The rabbit stopped, caught in the blaze of the car's headlights.
- House fire: Firefighters were called to a house blaze in Sedgefield in the early hours of Saturday morning.
- It looked like a blaze photographed with a filter that transformed everything into shades of the same colour.
- Just like Windsor, the blaze happened during restoration work.
- Officials are still looking for whoever started the blaze.
THESAURUS
flames that burn in an uncontrolled way and destroy or damage things: · In April, a fire at the school destroyed the science block.· a forest fire
the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air: · The flames from the burning building were lighting up the night sky.
written a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports: · Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control.
written an extremely large and dangerous fire which is out of control – used especially in news reports: · The entire building was on fire and hundreds of people were trapped in the inferno.
formal a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc: · The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town.
Longman Language Activatora fire that damages a building, forest, etc · Eleven people died in a fire in Chicago early Monday.fire spreads (=gets bigger or worse) · The fire quickly spread throughout the building.fire breaks out (=starts suddenly) · Investigators say the fire probably broke out in the hotel kitchen.start a fire · The fire was started by an electrical fault.forest fire · A forest fire had been raging in the south and the sky in that direction had a deep red glow.
a large and dangerous fire that burns very strongly: · Firefighters struggled to control the blaze.· The church was completely destroyed in the blaze.
a very large, very hot, and very dangerous fire, especially in an enclosed space such as a building - used especially in newspapers and in literature: · Eleven homes and several businesses were destroyed in the inferno.· He rushed back into the inferno to rescue his two-year-old sister, Cora, who had been trapped inside.
the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air: · I saw flames coming from the engine.· She frantically sprayed the flames with a fire extinguisher.
WORD SETSbareback, adjectivebay, nounbit, nounblacksmith, nounblaze, nounblinkered, adjectiveblinkers, nounbloodstock, nounbridle, nounbridle, verbcanter, verbcard, nouncrop, noundressage, nounequestrian, adjectiveequine, adjectiveevens, nounfarrier, nounfence, nounfield, nounfilly, noungallop, verbgallop, noungee-gee, noungelding, noungirth, noungroom, noungymkhana, nounhack, verbhack, nounhalter, nounhand, nounhigh-spirited, adjectivehorsemanship, nounhorse-riding, nounjib, verbjockey, nounjodhpurs, nounjoust, verbjump, nounlad, nounlength, nounmiler, nounmount, nounnag, nounneigh, verbnobble, verbnosebag, nounodds, nounofftrack, adjectiveostler, nounpack trip, nounpaddock, nounpair, nounpalomino, nounparimutuel, nounpommel, nounpony-trekking, nounprance, verbracecourse, nounracegoer, nounracehorse, nounrace meeting, nounracetrack, nounracing, nounrein, nounremount, verbride, verbriding, nounroan, nounrodeo, nounsaddle, nounsaddle, verbsaddle bag, nounshoe, nounshoe, verbshow jumping, nounshy, verbskittish, adjectivespur, nounspur, verbstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstabling, nounstarting gate, nounstarting price, nounstayer, nounsteeplechase, nounsteward, nounstirrup, nountack, nounthoroughbred, nounthree-day event, nountip, nountipster, nountournament, nountout, verbtrot, nounturf accountant, noununseat, verbwater jump, nounwhoa, interjectionwinning post, nounyearling, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
Jo stepped forward, her eyes blazing with fury. Within minutes, the house had become a raging inferno.
· Nearly 80 firefighters fought the blaze for three hours on Sunday.
British English (=fight it)· Fire crews were called out to tackle a blaze at a house near York.
· It took more than an hour to control the blaze at the hotel.
· For more than four hours they battled to bring the blaze under control.
· Staff managed to put out the blaze before firemen arrived.
(also a blaze starts)· The blaze broke out on the third floor of the building.
· The blaze quickly spread to a neighbouring house.
NOUN + blaze (=a burning house/factory/car etc)· Three people were badly hurt in a house blaze.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=it burns strongly for a long time over a large area)· Fires were raging in the forest near Magleby.
Jo stepped forward, her eyes blazing with fury. (=when someone or something is praised a lot)· The film opened in a blaze of glory with rave reviews from critics.
literary· Then he noticed the dark eyes, smouldering with hate.
Within minutes, the house had become a raging inferno. (=a lot of publicity)· His marriage broke up in a blaze of publicity.
(=a very angry row)· She had a blazing row with Eddie and stormed out of the house.
(=shines with a lot of light and heat)· The sun beats down on us as we work.
· Tourists trudge around in the blazing sun.
· We stepped out of the plane into the bright sunshine of Corfu.
(=try to stop it)· Fire crews tackling the blaze were hampered by exploding gas canisters.
· He managed to crawl away from the burning wreckage.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB· It took more than an hour to control the blaze at the former Langham Hotel.· A second alarm was called at 10: 46, with firefighters controlling the blaze some 30 minutes later.
· People reported seeing smoke from over 70 miles away and helicopters were used to help fight the blaze.· About 240 firefighters using helicopters, planes and ground equipment were fighting the blaze.· Two appliances from the the town's fire station raced to the scene to fight the blaze.· Nearly 80 firefighters, along with water-dropping helicopters, fought the blaze for three hours Sunday.
· Firemen believe a new electrical appliance may have started the blaze.· Officials are still looking for whoever started the blaze.· Brophy said the man was not considered a suspect, but investigators hope he can shed light on what started the blaze.
· Three appliances and a hydraulic platform tackled the blaze.· About 15 firefighters tackled the blaze in a silo at I'Anson's mill in Masham in the Dales.· Arson fear: Fire crews tackled the second blaze in three days in an empty house in Trent Street, Middlesbrough yesterday.· Firefighters spent three hours tackling the blaze, which spread through the roof and into an adjoining property in Pensby Road.· Later firemen tackling the blaze were in danger from exploding canisters of acetylene and propane.· House arson: Fire crews spent more than two hours tackling a severe blaze in an empty Middlesbrough house yesterday.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► what the blazes/who the blazes etcPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1fire a)[countable usually singular] a big dangerous fire – used especially in news reports: - A blaze of glory, a fury of passion that left them weak and trembling in each other's arms.
- As soon as Hitler's trial was over, the blaze of publicity surrounding him vanished.
- He did not exactly do it in a blaze of glory.
- I am launching my new sport soon in a blaze of publicity.
- Intercar was launched in a blaze of publicity in 1985 as one of the country's first cut-price car supermarkets.
- They went out in a blaze of glory.
- Whenever their conflicting playing schedules allowed, these two attractive superstars of sport managed to meet in a blaze of publicity.
- We're going to have to work like blazes to win this time!
- You could lean into the wind and it was raining like blazes.
- Ewood Park is a lucky ground for them and in the first half they went for Blackburn with all guns blazing.
- Kasparov has won, but Karpov went down with all guns blazing to an honourable defeat.
- Naomi has moved in, with all guns blazing.
It took almost 100 firemen to bring the blaze under control.fight/tackle/control a blaze Helicopters were used to help fight the blaze.house/factory/barn etc blaze a huge chemical factory blaze b)[singular] a fire burning with strong bright flames: I lit the fire and soon had a cheerful blaze going.► see thesaurus at fire2light/colour [singular] very bright light or colourblaze of the blaze of light from the security lamps The garden is a blaze of colour at this time of year.3blaze of publicity/glory a lot of public attention or success and praise: As soon as the trial was over, the blaze of publicity surrounding him vanished. She played the Canada tournament, then retired, going out in a blaze of glory (=ending her career with a lot of success and praise).4[singular] a sudden show of very strong emotion: A blaze of anger flashed across his face.5what the blazes/who the blazes etc old-fashioned spoken used to emphasize a question when you are annoyed: What the blazes is going on here?6like blazes old-fashioned spoken as fast, as much, or as strongly as possible: We had to run like blazes.7[countable usually singular] a white mark, especially one down the front of a horse’s faceCOLLOCATIONSverbsfight a blaze· Nearly 80 firefighters fought the blaze for three hours on Sunday.tackle a blaze British English (=fight it)· Fire crews were called out to tackle a blaze at a house near York.control a blaze· It took more than an hour to control the blaze at the hotel.bring a blaze under control· For more than four hours they battled to bring the blaze under control.put out/extinguish a blaze· Staff managed to put out the blaze before firemen arrived.a blaze breaks out (also a blaze starts)· The blaze broke out on the third floor of the building.a blaze spreads· The blaze quickly spread to a neighbouring house.NOUN + blazea house/factory/car etc blaze (=a burning house/factory/car etc)· Three people were badly hurt in a house blaze.blaze1 nounblaze2 verb
blazeblaze2 ●○○ verb [intransitive] WORD ORIGINblaze2
Origin:
1-4, 6 1200-1300 ➔ BLAZE1 (1)5 1700-1800 blaze ‘mark showing a path to be followed, made by cutting a piece from a tree’ (17-20 centuries); ➔ BLAZE1 (7)VERB TABLE
blaze
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | blaze |
| he, she, it | blazes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | blazed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have blazed |
| he, she, it | has blazed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had blazed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will blaze |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have blazed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am blazing |
| he, she, it | is blazing | |
| you, we, they | are blazing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was blazing |
| you, we, they | were blazing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been blazing |
| he, she, it | has been blazing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been blazing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be blazing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been blazing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A fire was blazing in the fireplace.
- Lights blazed in every room in the house.
- The midday sun blazed down on us.
- The windows of the cathedral were blazing with coloured light.
- It rained on days when they needed sun and it blazed when Nichols wanted a rain sequence.
- Now it was blazing steadily, promising an out-of-control inferno, unless she came to her senses and stopped it.
- Perhaps it was inevitable that an attraction should have blazed between them from the first.
- Yet it was precisely conservatives such as the Mormons who had blazed paths to the voting booths fifty years before.
THESAURUSto be burning
to produce heat and flames: · The fire was still burning.· A pile of branches was burning in the yard.
if a building, car, piece of clothing etc is on fire, it is burning and being damaged: · Before long, the neighbouring houses were on fire too.
especially written if something is alight, it is burning: · By the time the fire engines got there, the whole building was already alight.· The candle was still alight.
especially written if something is ablaze, it is burning with a lot of flames, so that it is seriously damaged: · Twelve hours after the bombing raid, many parts of the city were still ablaze.· The two hundred tonnes of straw were now ablaze and firefighters struggled to get the fire under control.
to burn very brightly with a lot of flames and heat: · A big log fire was blazing in the fireplace.
British English, smolder American English to burn slowly and continuously, producing smoke but no flames: · A cigarette smouldered in the ashtray.· The fire in the chemical factory was so intense that it was still smouldering a week later.
if a fire or flame flickers, it burns with an unsteady light that appears and disappears quickly: · A welcoming fire flickered in the grate.· Inside the shrine candles flicker next to statues of saints.
to produce light to produce bright light: · The sun was shining.
to shine brightly for a very short time, or to shine on and off very quickly many times: · Lightning flashed across the sky.· The police car’s lights were flashing.
to shine with a very strong light which hurts your eyes: · The sun glared in her eyes.
to shine with an unsteady light – used about a flame or light: · The candle flickered and went out.
if stars or lights twinkle, they shine in the dark in a way that seems to change from bright to faint, especially because you are a long way away from them: · stars twinkling in the sky· The harbour lights twinkled in the distance.
especially literary to shine with a warm soft light: · Lights glowed in the windows.
literary to shine very brightly: · The lights of the factory were still blazing.
Longman Language Activatorwhen light comes from the sun, a lamp, a surface etc if the sun, a lamp etc shines , it sends out bright light: · It wasn't very warm, but at least the sun was shining.· She could see the lights of Hong Kong shining in the distance.· A light shone in a window of one of the houses.shine in/on: · Could you move that lamp? It's shining right in my eyes.shine brightly: · The streetlights shone brightly and the sidewalks were filled with people.
to make a warm soft light that is not very bright: · The evening sun glowed in the sky.· A few lumps of coal still glowed in the fire.· The windows were glowing with a warm, yellow light.
to shine brightly, especially by throwing back light off a very smooth surface: · A Rolls Royce was parked outside, gleaming in the sunshine.· The floors gleamed, and the house smelled sweetly of soap and fresh air.· The old walnut dining table gleamed under the chandelier.gleam with: · On his left was the galley, a tiny kitchen gleaming with stainless steel.
to give off an extremely bright light: · The midday sun blazed down on us.· The windows of the cathedral were blazing with coloured light.· Lights blazed in every room in the house.
to shine brightly for a very short time, or make something do this: · Lightning flashed across the sky.· A police car sped through the intersection, lights flashing.flash something at/toward/into somebody/something: · Why did that guy flash his headlights at me?
use this about a weak flame or light that keeps becoming almost dark, so that it seems to be soon going to stop shining: · The candle flickered a few times and then went out.· The lights flickered; I wondered if we were about to lose our power.
if a light on a machine blinks , it goes on and off, especially in order to make you notice something: · When I got in, the message light on my answering machine was blinking.· The neon lights on the theater blinked red and blue.
WORD SETSair rifle, nounair-to-air, adjectiveammo, nounammunition, nounanti-aircraft, adjectiveanti-personnel, adjectiveanti-tank, adjectivearmament, nounarmoured car, nounarmourer, nounarmour-plated, adjectivearrow, nounarrowhead, nounarsenal, nounartillery, nounatomic bomb, nounautomatic, nounballistic missile, nounballistics, nounbandolier, nounbarbed, adjectivebarrage, nounbarrage balloon, nounbarrel, nounbattering ram, nounbattery, nounbayonet, nounbayonet, verbbazooka, nounBB gun, nounblank, nounblaze, verbblowpipe, nounbludgeon, nounblunderbuss, nounbolt, nounbomb, nounbomber, nounbombing, nounbomb scare, nounbooby trap, nounboom, nounbore, nounbow, nounbrass knuckles, nounbroadsword, nounbuckshot, nounbullet, nounbullet-proof, adjectivebutt, nouncaisson, nouncalibre, nouncanister, nouncannon, nouncannonball, nouncarbine, nouncartridge, nouncatapult, nounchain mail, nounchamber, nouncharge, verbchemical warfare, nounchemical weapon, nounclip, nouncluster bomb, nouncock, verbColt, conventional, adjectivecordite, nouncosh, nouncrossbow, nouncruise missile, nounCS gas, nouncudgel, nouncutlass, nouncut-throat razor, noundagger, noundart, noundecommission, verbdetonator, noundevice, noundirk, noundisarm, verbdischarge, verbdismount, verbdouble-barrelled, duel, nounduel, verbdum-dum, nounelevation, nounemplacement, nounequalizer, nounfirearm, nounfirebomb, nounflak, nounflame thrower, nounflick knife, nounforty-five, nounfusillade, nounfusion bomb, noungauge, noungerm warfare, noungrenade, nounguidance, nounguided missile, noungun, noungun carriage, noungunner, noungunnery, noungunpowder, noungun-running, noungunshot, nounhaft, nounhair trigger, nounhalberd, nounhammer, nounhand grenade, nounhandgun, nounH-bomb, nounheat-seeking, adjectiveheavy, adjectivehilt, nounholster, nounhoming device, nounhowitzer, nounhydrogen bomb, nounICBM, nounincendiary, adjectiveKalashnikov, nounknuckle-duster, nounlance, nounlandmine, nounlive, adjectivelongbow, nounlong-range, adjectivemace, nounmachete, nounmachine gun, nounmagazine, nounmagnum, nounmarksman, nounmarksmanship, nounmegaton, nounmisfire, verbmissile, nounmortar, nounmunitions, nounmushroom cloud, nounmusket, nounmustard gas, nounmuzzle, nounnapalm, nounnerve gas, nounnightstick, nounnitroglycerine, nounnon-proliferation, nounnosecone, nounnuclear, adjectivenuke, verbnuke, nounordnance, nounparry, verbpayload, nounpepper, verbpike, nounpistol, nounplastic explosive, noun.22, nounpoison gas, nounpommel, nounpound, verbprime, verbprimer, nounprojectile, nounpropellant, nounquarterstaff, nounramrod, nounrange, nounrapid-fire, adjectiverapier, nounrearm, verbrecoil, verbrepeater, nounreport, nounrevolver, nounrifle, nounrocket, nounround, nounrubber bullet, nounsabre, nounsafety catch, nounsawn-off shotgun, nounscabbard, nounscimitar, nounsemi-automatic, adjectiveshaft, nounsheathe, verbshell, nounshell, verbshield, nounshooter, nounshot, nounshotgun, nounshrapnel, nounsidearm, nounsight, nounsilencer, nounsilo, nounsix-shooter, nounslash, nounsling, nounslingshot, nounslug, nounsmart bomb, nounsmoke bomb, nounsmokescreen, nounsnipe, verbsniper, nounspear, nounspear, verbSten gun, nounstockpile, nounstockpile, verbstun gun, nounsubmachine gun, nounsurface-to-air missile, nounsurface-to-surface missile, nounswordsmanship, nountank, nountear gas, nounthermonuclear, adjectivetime bomb, nountommy gun, nountorpedo, nountorpedo, verbtracer, nountrident, nountrigger, nountruncheon, noununload, verbvolley, nounvolley, verbwarhead, nounwater cannon, nounweapon, nounweaponry, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The room was warm, with a fire blazing in the hearth. The sun blazed down as we walked along the valley.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Jo stepped forward, her eyes blazing with fury. Within minutes, the house had become a raging inferno.
The room was warm, with a fire blazing in the hearth. The sun blazed down as we walked along the valley. (=it burns strongly for a long time over a large area)· Fires were raging in the forest near Magleby.
Jo stepped forward, her eyes blazing with fury. (=when someone or something is praised a lot)· The film opened in a blaze of glory with rave reviews from critics.
literary· Then he noticed the dark eyes, smouldering with hate.
Within minutes, the house had become a raging inferno. (=a lot of publicity)· His marriage broke up in a blaze of publicity.
(=a very angry row)· She had a blazing row with Eddie and stormed out of the house.
(=shines with a lot of light and heat)· The sun beats down on us as we work.
· Tourists trudge around in the blazing sun.
· We stepped out of the plane into the bright sunshine of Corfu.
(=try to stop it)· Fire crews tackling the blaze were hampered by exploding gas canisters.
· He managed to crawl away from the burning wreckage.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· I thought of fire blazing in the wards of Glengall.· Despite sweltering in the luxury of a fire blazing full on, she received a series of credits on her budget account.· A huge fire blazed outside on which we piled everything that could not be salvaged.· By the time Edward returned with a tray of beer-cans the fire was blazing with famished enthusiasm.· Ten minutes later, the fire is blazing and the room is warm.
· She would have erupted from concealment, all guns blazing, and made the ultimate scene.· More shots rang out, and presidential security guards raced on to the stage from the wings, guns drawn, some blazing.· United came out all guns blazing ... Joey Beauchamp had enough chances to wrap the game up in the first half.· Naomi has moved in, with all guns blazing.· The guns were blazing away at them but they just kept coming.· Did he bank and dive, his finger on the button, his guns blazing from the wings?· But Presley's finest were now coming into their own with big guns blazing.· Ewood Park is a lucky ground for them and in the first half they went for Blackburn with all guns blazing.
· But in a moment, the sun was blazing, the sky blue as cornflowers.· The sun blazed down on all of us: friends, family, servants and a cluster of barefoot neighborhood kids.· Well the sun is blazing down from the clear blue heavens.· The rainbow vanished, the sky turned blue-gray, and the sun blazed.· It rained on days when they needed sun and it blazed when Nichols wanted a rain sequence.· The sun was also blazing on to this cliff, and I was feeling distinctly battered.· The sun was blazing hot, the skin of my bare arm beginning to burn.· Soon the sun would blaze white and clear across the grey sea and splash it into colour.
· New viral trails were blazed as a result of all these phenomena.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be blazed across/all over somethingPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1fire to burn very brightly and strongly: - Poland blazed the trail of democratic reform in eastern Europe.
- Advocates of manned flight agree that robots should act as interplanetary scouts, blazing trails that humans can safely follow.
- His cottages at Blaize Hamlet blazed a trail for a hundred years.
- In the matter of curriculum development, the Chicago Regional Program blazes a trail that library media specialists can follow.
- It took people like Daniel Boone to blaze trails over the ridges into the new, green country beyond.
- Ewood Park is a lucky ground for them and in the first half they went for Blackburn with all guns blazing.
- Kasparov has won, but Karpov went down with all guns blazing to an honourable defeat.
- Naomi has moved in, with all guns blazing.
The room was warm, with a fire blazing in the hearth.► see thesaurus at burn2light to shine with a very bright light: A huge truck was advancing towards us, its headlights blazing. The sun blazed down as we walked along the valley.► see thesaurus at shine3eyes [usually in progressive] literary if someone’s eyes are blazing, their eyes are shining brightly because they are feeling a very strong emotion, usually angerblaze with Linda leapt to her feet, her dark eyes blazing with anger.4gun (also blaze away) if guns blaze, they fire bullets quickly and continuously: An enemy plane roared overhead, its guns blazing.5blaze a trail to develop or do something new and important, or to do something important that no one has done before: an innovative young company that has blazed a trail for others to follow6be blazed across/all over something if something is blazed across a newspaper etc, it is written in a way that everyone will notice: News of their divorce was blazed across all the tabloids.