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flame

Definition for flame

noun as in fire

Strong match

brightness

Weak match

rapid oxidation

noun as in object of passion, lover

verb as in burn

Strongest match

ignite

Weak match

flare up

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The video ended with the entire street engulfed in flames.

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It goes over the audience, and it shoots out flames, bubbles.

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The initial staging area, which was in the path of the evacuation route and the fire, was consumed by flames within 30 minutes, the report said.

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It was about an hour before flames were first spotted, but he smelled smoke.

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He allegedly told the witness he had “been down the hill at a house party” when he noticed the flames.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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