flare

A sudden bright light.

A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.

“solar flare”

A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.

A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.

“During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal.”

(in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.

The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

“The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.”

A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.

“Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single.”

A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.

Short for lens flare.

To cause to burn.

To cause inflammation; to inflame.

To open outward in shape.

“The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)”

To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

To blaze brightly.

“The blast furnace flared in the night.”

To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.

“The candle flared in a sudden draught.”

To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.

To suddenly happen or intensify.

To suddenly erupt in anger.

To be exposed to too much light.