Flare

/flɛə̯/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Flare

noun

  1. A sudden bright light.
  2. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.

    "solar flare"

  3. A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
  4. A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.

    "During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal."

  5. (in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.

verb

  1. To cause to burn.
  2. To cause inflammation; to inflame.
  3. To open outward in shape.

    "The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)"

  4. To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
  5. To blaze brightly.

    "The blast furnace flared in the night."

Anagrams of Flare

Exact Anagrams

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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