1.Definition: (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

Category: General

2.Definition: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

Related Noun(s):flash

Category: General

3.Definition: a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification

Category: Objects

4.Definition: a shape that spreads outward

"The skirt had a wide flare"

Related Noun(s):flair

Category: General

5.Definition: a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines

"He threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss"

Category: General

6.Definition: a sudden burst of flame

Category: General

7.Definition: a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference

Category: General

8.Definition: a sudden outburst of emotion

"She felt a flare of delight", "She could not control her flare of rage"

Category: General

9.Definition: a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms

"A colitis flare", "Infection can cause a lupus flare"

Category: General

10.Definition: am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)

Category: General

11.Definition: reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation

Category: General