flame /flām/

1. The visible flickering luminous streams produced by a gaseous matter undergoing combustion
2. The gleam or blaze of a fire
3. Rage
4. Ardour of temper
5. Vigour of thought
6. Warmth of affection
7. Love or its object, esp in the phrase an old flame
8. An insulting, rude, or controversial email message (computing)

1. To burn as flame
2. To break out in passion

To set aflame

To send a flame (to)

flamed adjective (Spenser)

Inflamed

flameˈless adjective

flameˈlet noun

A small flame

flameˈout noun

The extinction of the flame in a jet engine, causing it to lose power (see flame out below)

flamˈer noun

flamˈing adjective

1. Blazing
2. Brilliantly red
3. Gaudy
4. Violent
5. Furious
6. Often used intensively or to express irritation, etc (informal)

flamˈingly adverb

flammabilˈity noun

flammˈable adjective

Capable of being set on fire

flammifˈerous adjective

Producing flame

flamˈy adjective

Relating to, or like, flame

flameˈ-coloured adjective

Of the colour of flame, bright reddish-yellow

flame-grillˈ noun

flame-grilledˈ adjective

Cooked on a grill over a direct flame, esp produced by solid fuel rather than gas

flame gun noun

A type of flame-thrower used to destroy weeds

flameˈ-leaf noun (botany)

A Poinciana tree

flame of the forest noun

Any of various tropical trees with bright red flowers

flameˈproof adjective

1. Treated so as to be non-flammable
2. (of dishes, pots, etc) able to be used when cooking with direct heat

To make flameproof

flameˈ-retardant adjective

Burning very slowly, if at all

flameˈ-thrower noun

A weapon of war that releases a powerful jet of burning liquid

flameˈ-tree noun

1. A thick-stemmed Australian tree, Brachychiton acerifolium, with glossy leaves and scarlet bell-shaped flowers
2. Applied to various other trees, specif the flamboyant-tree (see under flamboyant), the yellow-flowered Acacia farnesiana of SW USA, the scarlet-flowered Butea frondosa of India and Myanmar, and the Nuytsia floribunda of W Australia, which has orange flowers

flame war noun (computing)

An acrimonious exchange of email messages

fan the flames

To intensify a strong emotion, worsen an already tense situation

flame out

1. Of a jet engine, to lose power when the flame dies out
2. To fail dramatically (informal, esp N American)

• backward and forward
• backwardation
• backwardations
• backward-looking
• backwardly
• backwardness
• backwardnesses
• backwards
• backwards-compatible
• backwash
• backwashed
• backwashes
• backwashing
• back water
• backwater
• backwaters
• backwoods
• backwoodsman
• backwoodsmen
• backword
• backwords
• backwork
• backworker
• backworkers
• backworks