flare
flare is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.
What does flare mean?
- verb
erupt or intensify suddenly
- noun
am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
- noun
a sudden burst of flame
- noun
a sudden outburst of emotion
- noun
a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
- noun
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
- noun
reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
- noun
a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines
- verb
burn brightly
- noun
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- verb
shine with a sudden light
- verb
become flared and widen, usually at one end
- noun
a shape that spreads outward
- noun
a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
- noun
a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification