Twenty people perished in the blaze.
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Blaze
//bleɪz//
Synonyms for "blaze" (428 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (86)
glarearrowbackfirebakebalefirebe brightbe in heatbeaconbeacon firebeambedazzlebirthmarkblareblare forthblastblaze a trailblaze abroadblaze awayblaze of lightblaze up
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blazing lightblazonblazon aboutblemishblindblinding lightblisterbloomblotchboilbombardbonfirebrandbright lightbrightnessbrilliancebrilliancybrilliant lightbroilburnburn inburn offburning ghatburstburst into flameburst of lightcampfirecastcaste markcatchcatch firecatch on firecauterizecelebratechalkchalk upcharcheckcheck offcheckmarkcheerful firechokechopcicatrix
Verb(20 words)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (128)
cicatrizecleftcoalcombustcombustioncompass needleconflagrationconvulsioncookcorposantcoruscatecozy firecrackcrackling firecrematorycrenacrenellatecrenulatecrimpcry
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cry outcupelcutcyclonedappledashdazedazzledazzling lightdeath firedeclaimdefinedeflagrationdelimitdemarcatedepressiondiffuse lightdirectiondirection postdiscolordiscolorationdotearmarkeffulgenceengraveengravingeruptionexplosionfaculafen firefinger postfirefire upfistfitflamboyanceflameflame upflareflare upflare-upflashflash fireflashing pointfleckflickflickerflickering flameflood of lightflushforest firefoundfox firefrecklefryfulgorfulguratefuneral pyregalegashgaspgive lightglanceglaring lightgleamgleam of lightglintgloryglowgravingguideguideboardguidepostgusthackhandhatchhellheraldherald abroadholocausthour handhurricaneignis fatuusigniteignitionilluminateillumineimpressimprint
Verb(16 words)
Related words (214)
incandesceinciseincisionindentindentationindexindex fingerinfernoingleirruptionjagjogjogglejotkerfkindleknurllambent flameleadlentigo
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lightlinelubber linelustermachicolatemaculamake a markmarkmark offmark outmarkingmarshfiremilepostmillminute handmolemottleneedlenevusnicknocknotchopen fireoutbreakoutburstoxidateoxidizepantparchparoxysmpatchpencilpepperpicotpinkpointpointerpolka dotprairie fireprickprintproclaimpromulgatepunchpunctuatepuncturepyrepyrolyzeradianceradiancyradiant splendorradiateradiate heatraging firerefulgencerefulgencyresplendenceresplendencyriddleroastscaldscallopscarscarificationscarifyscintillatescorchscorescotchscratchscratchingsea of flamessealseamsearseetheseizuresend out raysserratesheet of fireshellshimmer with heatshineshine brightlyshootshoot out raysshoutsignal beaconsignboardsignpostsimmersingeslashsmoldersmothersmudge firesolar flaresolar prominencesoldersparksparklespasmspeckspecklesplashsplendorsplotchspotspunk upstainstampsteamstewstiflestigmastigmatizestormstrawberry markstreakstreaming lightstriatestripesuffocatesweatswelterswingetaketake firetattootattoo marktempestthree-alarm firethunderthunder forthticktick offtittletoasttoothtornadotorrefytracetrumpettrumpet forthtwo-alarm fireunderlineunderscoreupheavalvandykevesicatevividnessvulcanizewatch firewatermarkweldwhirlwindwildfirewitch fire
Verb(33 words)
Noun(3 words)
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31 entriesShowing 16 of 31 words.
Synonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
7 entriesdbpedia language
1 entriesderived
15 entriesetymologically related_to
2 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
3 entriesmanner of
4 entriesrelated to
16 entriesTranslations
135 translations across 40 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- φλόξ noun (fast-burning fire)
- αἴθω verb (to be on fire)
Arabic
1 entries- سَعِيرَا noun (fast-burning fire)
Assamese
2 entries- জলা verb (to be on fire)
- জ্বলা verb (to be on fire)
Bulgarian
4 entries- буен огън noun (fast-burning fire)
- ярък пламък noun (fast-burning fire)
- пламтя verb (to be on fire)
- пробивам път verb (to mark or cut a route)
Catalan
4 entries- flamarada noun (fast-burning fire)
- brillar verb (to shine like a flame)
- flamejar verb (to be on fire)
- flamejar verb (to shine like a flame)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- بِڵێسە noun (fast-burning fire)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 火焰 noun (fast-burning fire)
Classical Nahuatl
1 entries- tletl noun (fast-burning fire)
Czech
3 entries- plápolat verb (to be on fire)
- zářit verb (to shine like a flame)
- zářit verb (to cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly)
Dutch
4 entries- bles noun (white or lighter-coloured marking)
- kol noun (white or lighter-coloured marking)
- vlam noun (fast-burning fire)
- vlammenzee noun (fast-burning fire)
Esperanto
2 entries- brulego noun (fast-burning fire)
- incendio noun (fast-burning fire)
Finnish
4 entries- liekkikuvio noun (white or lighter-coloured marking)
- loimu noun (fast-burning fire)
- paahde noun (intense light accompanied with heat)
- roihu noun (fast-burning fire)
French
4 entries- balise noun (waymark)
- embrasement noun (fast-burning fire)
- feu noun (fast-burning fire)
- flambée noun (fast-burning fire)
Galician
3 entries- alfa noun (intense light accompanied with heat)
- lapa noun (fast-burning fire)
- laparada noun (fast-burning fire)
German
4 entries- (vielzüngige) Flamme noun (fast-burning fire)
- Blesse noun (white or lighter-coloured marking)
- Brennen noun (intense light accompanied with heat)
- Feuerzungen noun (fast-burning fire)
Hindi
4 entries- ज्वाला noun (fast-burning fire)
- धधक noun (fast-burning fire)
- धधक noun (intense light accompanied with heat)
- प्रज्वलित verb (to be on fire)
Hungarian
3 entries- csillag noun (white or lighter-coloured marking)
- hóka noun (white or lighter-coloured marking)
- lángol verb (to be on fire)
Icelandic
2 entries- bál noun (fast-burning fire)
- eldsvoði noun (fast-burning fire)
Indonesian
1 entries- kobaran noun (fast-burning fire)
Ingrian
1 entries- lemissä pallaa verb (to be on fire)
Irish
1 entries- las verb (to shine like a flame)
Italian
3 entries- fiamma noun (fast-burning fire)
- fiammata noun (fast-burning fire)
- vampa noun (fast-burning fire)
Japanese
2 entries- 火炎 noun (fast-burning fire)
- 炎 noun (fast-burning fire)
Latvian
1 entries- liesmot verb (to be on fire)
Marathi
2 entries- आगीचा डोंब noun (fast-burning fire)
- प्रखर उजेड noun (intense light accompanied with heat)
Māori
4 entries- kongange verb (to be on fire)
- kowata verb (to mark or cut a route)
- mura verb (to shine like a flame)
- pūkauri verb (to be on fire)
Occitan
3 entries- afogament noun (fast-burning fire)
- embrasament noun (fast-burning fire)
- flambada noun (fast-burning fire)
Persian
3 entries- آتش noun (fast-burning fire)
- شعله noun (fast-burning fire)
- گر noun (fast-burning fire)
Portuguese
2 entries- labareda noun (fast-burning fire)
- brilhar verb (to shine like a flame)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਫੁੱਲੀ noun (white or lighter-coloured marking)
Russian
4 entries- ого́нь noun (fast-burning fire)
- пла́мя noun (fast-burning fire)
- полыха́ть verb (to be on fire)
- пыла́ть verb (to be on fire)
Sicilian
2 entries- ciamma noun (fast-burning fire)
- luci noun (fast-burning fire)
Southern Kurdish
1 entries- بِڵێزە noun (fast-burning fire)
Spanish
4 entries- fogonazo noun (fast-burning fire)
- llama noun (fast-burning fire)
- llamarada noun (fast-burning fire)
- flamear verb (to be on fire)
Swedish
4 entries- (ljusan) låga noun (fast-burning fire)
- bläs noun (white or lighter-coloured marking)
- eld noun (fast-burning fire)
- brinna verb (to be on fire)
Tarifit
1 entries- timessi noun (fast-burning fire)
Tocharian B
1 entries- sälp verb (to be on fire)
Turkish
2 entries- sakar noun (white or lighter-coloured marking)
- çılgın alev noun (fast-burning fire)
Ukrainian
1 entries- по́лум'я noun (fast-burning fire)
Volapük
1 entries- flamafil noun (fast-burning fire)
Sample sentences
31 total sentences available.
A fire was seen to blaze up far away.
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The school building was a blaze of light in the evening darkness.
Source: tatoeba (47990)
The house was in a blaze.
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