Synonym: blaze, burn, expand, flame, glow, open up, spread, unfold. Similar words: flare up, flask, flat, flag, flam, flame, flair, flake. Meaning: [fler /fleə] 
n. 1. a shape that spreads outward 2. a sudden burst of flame 3. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate 4. reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation 5. a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms 6. a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference 7. am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) 8. a sudden outburst of emotion 9. a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification 10. a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines 11. (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield. v. 1. burn brightly 2. become flared and widen, usually at one end 3. shine with a sudden light 4. erupt or intensify suddenly.
n. 1. a shape that spreads outward 2. a sudden burst of flame 3. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate 4. reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation 5. a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms 6. a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference 7. am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) 8. a sudden outburst of emotion 9. a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification 10. a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines 11. (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield. v. 1. burn brightly 2. become flared and widen, usually at one end 3. shine with a sudden light 4. erupt or intensify suddenly. 
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31. The target flare had burst behind her, lighting the whole area with its fiery red glow.
32. They made towards it as the first flare hit the sea, continuing to burn, with clouds of smoke drifting upwards.
33. The flare on the other side of his eyelids informed him everything was working normally.
34. An enemy flare was lighting up the sky at the other end of the village, probably over No. 6 Commando positions.
35. Flare An outsole which is wider at the heel than the midsole - designed to improve stability.
36. They were the sort of conflicts that frequently flare up along any ill-defined border which is straddled by farming communities.
37. The flare of its passage is as bright as-10. 5 magnitude, comparable to a crescent Moon.
38. Away to the left a flare hit the water, clouds of smoke rolling over the surface towards her.
39. It has deeply divided mid-green leaves that flare to wild, improbable scarlet.
40. Somewhere below another flare exploded, its fresh glare lighting up in stark relief the yawning edge of the aircraft.
41. She felt aggrieved at that thought and the accompanying flare inside her.
42. A sudden boom followed in its wake, a new parachute flare splitting the night sky - a red target flare.
43. One flare hit a policeman in the face and doctors said his condition was critical.
44. The sound of another flare being fired punctuated the night.
45. Ideally on the open sea you should carry a flare pack.
46. Then without warning a green flare exploded, which had to have been shot off by one of the fishermen.
47. Sometime from the railyards across the river rises a great red locomotive flare that illuminates the horrid cliffs.
48. Many packaging materials contain highly flammable substances that could make a fire suddenly flare up.
49. Pilots of the planes had planned to drop bouquets, funeral wreaths and a smoke flare to mark the spot.
50. At that moment, with a shower of sparks as it hit the superstructure, the flare died.
51. Ahead of us, the ledge widens and the walls of the gorge flare out, framing an idyllic, enchanted scene.
52. But the past few weeks have seen the killings flare up again.
53. Torquay pulled back to 4-2 through Adrian Foster and substitute Stuart Herd but tempers began to flare.
54. Unshielded[sentence dictionary], an astronaut could be exposed to hundreds of rads during a solar flare.
55. But the flare was useless and I tossed it overboard.
56. She ducked her head in, and tried to go deeper before making towards the fallen flare.
57. Their tempers now rarely flare even in the worst traffic jams.
58. Another effect of the flare is to wind up the blade speed which helps to give a greater safety margin.
59. This bloody border war could flare up any day now.
60. There was one classic occasion when the flare went out at Fawley refinery.