flare

flare
01. The fishing boat was in trouble in the storm, so the captain set off a [flare] to call for help.
02. He was obviously very angry; his face was red, his nostrils were [flaring] and his eyes glared at me.
03. After the accident, the driver lit [flares] near his car to warn other drivers of the danger.
04. Violence [flared] in scattered areas of the city at the news that a young boy had been badly beaten by police.
05. The skirt is tight at the waist and [flares] out at the thighs.
06. The fire suddenly [flared] up when we threw fresh wood on it.
07. The light from the bonfire [flared] out across the beach.
08. The blouse [flares] out at the cuffs.
09. The bull's nostrils [flared] and its eyes gleamed with hatred as it charged the matador.
10. Tempers [flared] at the staff meeting this week after Joe said that Frank wasn't contributing enough to the project.
11. The lost hikers went to the top of a hill and set off a [flare], hoping someone would see the flash of light and rescue them.
12. A huge solar [flare] erupted from the surface of the sun on October 28, 2003.
13. Scientists say that a solar [flare] occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released.
14. A Turkish proverb notes that what [flares] up fast, extinguishes soon.
15. William Butler Yeats wrote that life moves out of a red [flare] of dreams into a common light of common hours, until old age brings the red [flare] again.
16. Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross once remarked that watching a peaceful death of a human being reminds us of a falling star; one of a million lights in a vast sky that [flares] up for a brief moment only to disappear into the endless night forever.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?
Synonyms:
, , , , / , , , , / , , , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Flare — may refer to:In culture and the arts*Flare (magazine), a Canadian fashion and style magazine *Flare (breakdance move), a move employed in breakdancing *Mylene Flare Jenius (ミレーヌF ジーナス, Mirēnu F. Jīnasu), a fictional character in the Macross… …   Wikipedia

  • flare — ● flare nom masculin (anglais flare, flamboiement) Variation rapide et irrégulière de la luminosité d une étoile. ● flare (expressions) nom masculin (anglais flare, flamboiement) Étoile à flares, synonyme de étoile à sursauts. ● flare (synonymes) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • flare — (izg. flȇr) m DEFINICIJA astron. iznenadna, kratkotrajna, ali uočljiva pojačanja svjetlosti u okolini Sunčevih pjega SINTAGMA flare path (izg. flare pȃt) term. osvijetljeni dio aerodromske piste; poletno slijetna staza; flare spektar emisijski… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Flare — Flare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaring}.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.] 1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flare — (englisch für Aufflackern oder Lichtschein) bezeichnet Flare (Täuschkörper), ein Ablenksystem gegen Lenkwaffen Iridium Flare, eine durch Reflexion von Sonnenlicht an einem Iridium Satelliten erzeugte Leuchterscheinung am Himmel Lens Flare, in der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • flare-up — [flerup΄] n. 1. a sudden outburst of flame 2. a sudden, brief outburst of anger, trouble, etc. * * * flare up (flârʹŭp ) n. 1. A sudden outbreak of flame or light: a flare up of the embers. 2. An outburst or eruption: a flare …   Universalium

  • Flare —   [fleə, englisch] das, s/ s, eine plötzliche Erhöhung der Strahlung eines Sterns; speziell ein intensiver, stürmisch verlaufender Strahlungsausbruch in der Chromosphäre der Sonne, der im Zusammenhang mit Sonnenflecken auftritt (Sonneneruption,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • flare-up — flare ups N COUNT: usu a N of/in n If there is a flare up of violence or of an illness, it suddenly starts or gets worse. There s been a flare up of violence in South Africa. ...a flare up in her arthritis …   English dictionary

  • flare up — {v.} 1. To burn brightly for a short time especially after having died down. * /The fire flared up again and then died./ 2. To become suddenly angry. * /The mayor flared up at the reporter s remark./ * /The mother flared up at her children./ 3.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • flare up — {v.} 1. To burn brightly for a short time especially after having died down. * /The fire flared up again and then died./ 2. To become suddenly angry. * /The mayor flared up at the reporter s remark./ * /The mother flared up at her children./ 3.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Flare — Flare, n. Leaf of lard. Pig s flare. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”