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blaze

(n): a strong flame that burns brightly

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(n): the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

(n): a cause of difficulty and suffering

(n): an event causing distress or pain

(n): noisy and unrestrained mischief

(n): reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

(n): a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

(n): the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

(n): a light-colored marking

(n): a pattern of marks

(v): shine brightly and intensively

(v): emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

(v): shoot rapidly and repeatedly

(v): fire a shot

(v): burn brightly and intensely

(v): undergo combustion

(v): move rapidly and as if blazing

(v): leave

(v): indicate by marking trees with blazes

(v): designate as if by a mark

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about 1 month ago whichbe said:

A contranym: both the act of creation ("thriving, alight") and destruction ("burning up"). Ah, the double-edge of fire.

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