· the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

Synonym(s): fire, flame

Hypernym(s): combustion, burning

· shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"

Synonym(s): flare

Hypernym(s): shine, beam

· be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"

Hypernym(s): burn, combust

· criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"

Hypernym(s): chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct

· informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"

Synonym(s): bally, blinking, bloody, blooming, crashing, fucking

· very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions"

Synonym(s): fiery