blazes

A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.

Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.

“to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun”

The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.

“The palomino had a white blaze on its face.”

A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.

A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst.

A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.

A hand consisting of five face cards.

To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.

“The campfire blazed merrily.”

To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.

To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.).

To set in a blaze; burn.

To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.

(only in the past participle) To mark with a white spot on the face (as a horse).

To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark).

To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes.

“The guide blazed his way through the undergrowth.”

To set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge; lead by example.

“Darwin blazed a path for the rest of us.”

To be furiously angry; to speak or write in a rage.

To smoke marijuana.

Publication; the act of spreading widely by report

To blow, as from a trumpet

To publish; announce publicly

To disclose; bewray; defame

To blazon

Hell

“Where the blazes were you?”

Hellishly, extremely

“It gets blazes hot here in the summer.”

Expression of frustration, shock, or both.