blaze

11 definitions • 11 examples

to burn brightly and strongly:

The sun was blazing down that afternoon.

to be brightly lit or full of colour:

Isaac's eyes suddenly blazed with anger.

When a gun or a person using a gun blazes, the gun fires and continues firing:

The ship's guns blazed at the British as they tried to run for shore.

a large, strong fire:

Firefighters took two hours to control the blaze.

something that has a very powerful or noticeable effect:

The garden is a blaze of colourin autumn.

a white mark on the face of a horse or other animal

to burn brightly and strongly:

The fires blazed for days.

If someone’s eyes blaze, they seem to shine brightly:

Her eyes blazed with anger.

to make a new path or way by marking it so that others can follow:

It took the Cherokee two years to blaze a trail between Texas and Kansas.

fig. Science blazed the trail that opened up space exploration.

a very big fire:

Three fire companies fought the blaze.

A blaze is also a bright show of something:

Times Square is a blaze of lights.