flamenoun
uk/fleɪm/us/fleɪm/flame noun (FIRE)
B2 [ C or U ] a stream of hot, burning gas from something on fire:
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- The plane dived towards the ground and exploded in a ball of flame.
- A sheet of flame shot up into the air immediately after the explosion.
- It took the firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames.
- There was a series of explosions and the van burst into flames.
- The car blew up when flames reached its fuel tank.
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Fire & flame
- beacon
- blaze
- bonfire
- brand
- bush fire
- campfire
- conflagration
- fire
- fireball
- firepit
- firestorm
- flare
- inferno
- open fire
- open fireplace
- pilot
- spark
- wildfire
flame noun (EMOTION)
[ C ] literary a powerful feeling:
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Strong feelings
- agony
- all-consuming
- anguish
- ardent
- be beside yourself idiom
- be convulsed with laughter, rage, etc. idiom
- beside
- explosive
- fiery
- hormonal
- hot-blooded
- impassioned
- ineffable
- inexpressible
- profound
- siren call
- supercharged
- unquenchable
- vehement
- vehemently
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flame noun (COMPUTING)
[ C ] slang an angry or offensive email:
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Internet terminology
- .co.uk
- all-you-can-eat
- API
- app
- banner
- BBS
- bitcoin
- bounce
- e-commerce
- firewall
- instant messaging
- ISP
- JPEG
- posting
- troll
- unlike
- vlog
- VOD
- Web 2.0
- web-enabled
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Idiom(s)
flameverb
uk/fleɪm/us/fleɪm/flame verb (BURN)
[ I ] literary to burn (more) brightly:
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Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- alight
- blaze
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- char
- flammable
- forest fire
- frazzled
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- scald
- sear
- singe
- smoke
- smolder
- spontaneous combustion
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flame verb (EMOTION)
[ I ] literary If an emotion flames, you feel it suddenly and strongly:
[ I ] literary to suddenly become hot and red with emotion:
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Exploding and erupting
- blast
- blow (sb/sth) up
- blowout
- burst
- burst in on sb/sth
- burst in/into (somewhere)
- detonate
- erupt
- explode
- explosion
- flare
- go
- go off
- go pop idiom
- go up
- ignite
- live
- pop
- set
- set sth off
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flame verb (COMPUTING)
[ T ] slang to send an angry or insulting email:
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Internet terminology
- .co.uk
- all-you-can-eat
- API
- app
- banner
- BBS
- bitcoin
- bounce
- e-commerce
- firewall
- instant messaging
- ISP
- JPEG
- posting
- troll
- unlike
- vlog
- VOD
- Web 2.0
- web-enabled
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