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Definitions for Blazes

[1] a bright flame or fire: the welcome blaze of the hearth.
[2] a bright, hot gleam or glow: the blaze of day.
[3] a sparkling brightness: a blaze of jewels.
[4] a sudden, intense outburst, as of fire, passion, or fury: to unleash a blaze of pent-up emotions; a blaze of glory.
[5] blazes, Informal . hell: Go to blazes!
[6] to burn brightly (sometimes followed by away, up, forth ): The bonfire blazed away for hours. The dry wood blazed up at the touch of a match.
[7] to shine like flame (sometimes followed by forth ): Their faces blazed with enthusiasm.
[8] to burn with intense feeling or passion (sometimes followed by up ): He blazed up at the insult.
[9] to shoot steadily or continuously (usually followed by away ): The contestants blazed away at the clay pigeons.
[10] to be brilliantly conspicuous.
[11] a spot or mark made on a tree, as by painting or notching or by chipping away a piece of the bark, to indicate a trail or boundary.
[12] a white area down the center of the face of a horse, cow, etc.
[13] to mark with blazes: to blaze a trail.
[14] to lead in forming or finding (a new method, course, etc.): His research in rocketry blazed the way for space travel.
[15] to make known; proclaim; publish: Headlines blazed the shocking news.
[16] Obsolete . to blow, as from a trumpet.
[17] slang a euphemistic word for hell
[18] informal (intensifier) to run like blazes ; what the blazes are you doing?
[19] go to blazes! slang go to hell!
[20] a strong fire or flame
[21] a very bright light or glare
[22] an outburst (of passion, acclaim, patriotism, etc)
[23] brilliance; brightness
[24] to burn fiercely
[25] to shine brightly
[26] (often foll by up) to become stirred, as with anger or excitement
[27] (usually foll by away) to shoot continuously
[28] a mark, usually indicating a path, made on a tree, esp by chipping off the bark
[29] a light-coloured marking on the face of a domestic animal, esp a horse
[30] to indicate or mark (a tree, path, etc) with a blaze
[31] blaze a trail to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc, in such a way that others can follow
[32] (tr often foll by abroad ) to make widely known; proclaim

Words related to Blazes

blazeflame, bonfire, conflagration, wildfire, burst, flash, eruption, flare-up, storm, outbreak, blast, outburst, shine, illuminate, flare, flicker, shimmer, explode, sparkle, gleam

Words nearby Blazes

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Origin of Blazes

31350–1400; Middle English blasen < Middle Dutch; cognate with Old Norse blāsa to blow. See blast

Word origin for Blazes

C14: from Middle Dutch blāsen , from Old High German blāsan ; related to Old Norse blāsa

Synonyms for Blazes

bonfire, conflagration, flame, wildfire, burning, combustion, flames, holocaust