flares

noun

Meaning

A sudden bright light.
A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
(in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
To cause to burn.
To cause inflammation; to inflame.
To open outward in shape.
To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
To blaze brightly.
To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
Bell-bottoms, pants with flared legs.

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