flame
/fleɪm/ noun B2- 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.
- flame
- The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl. · The cello has a two-piece back with a beautiful narrow flame.
- Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.
Plural flames
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“You see,” continued he, glancing toward the grate, where fragments of burnt paper fluttered in the flames, “the letter is destroyed; you and I alone know of its existence; should you, therefore, be questioned, deny all knowledge of it—deny it boldly, and you are saved.”
So he kept a good distance away from the flames, and only came near to cover Dorothy with dry leaves when she lay down to sleep.
And it moves with the moving flame.
Broad, low tables were scattered about, which bristled with retorts, test-tubes, and little Bunsen lamps, with their blue flickering flames.
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