flame
The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
Noun 4 meanings
The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
An aggressively insulting criticism or remark.
A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.
Adjective 1 meaning
Of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame.
Verb 3 meanings
To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
“I flamed him for spamming in my favourite newsgroup.”
Etymology
From Middle English flawme, blend of Old French flame and flambe, flamble, the first from Latin flamma, the second from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma, both from pre-Latin *fladma; Proto-Italic *flagmā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Displaced native Old English līeġ.
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FLAME at a glance
FLAME has 5 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (F 4 + L 1 + A 1 + M 3 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,256 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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