Flare
/flɛə̯/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Flare
noun
- A sudden bright light.
- A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
"solar flare"
- A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
- 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."
- (in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
verb
- To cause to burn.
- To cause inflammation; to inflame.
- To open outward in shape.
"The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)"
- To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- To blaze brightly.
"The blast furnace flared in the night."
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