Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blaze
5 senses of blaze
Sense 1
blaze, blazing -- (a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly")
=> fire, flame, flaming -- (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries")
Sense 2
hell, blaze -- (a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes")
=> trouble -- (an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble")
Sense 3
hell, blaze -- (noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes")
=> mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan -- (reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others)
Sense 4
glare, blaze, brilliance -- (a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight")
=> brightness -- (the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white)
Sense 5
blaze -- (a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes")
=> marking -- (a pattern of marks)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blaze
5 senses of blaze
Sense 1
blaze -- (shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere")
=> shine, beam -- (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces")
Sense 2
blaze away, blaze -- (shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men")
=> blast, shoot -- (fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away")
Sense 3
blaze -- (burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze")
=> burn, combust -- (undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well")
Phrasal Verb-> blaze up#1
Sense 4
blaze, blaze out -- (move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space")
=> depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off -- (leave; "The family took off for Florida")
Sense 5
blaze -- (indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail")
=> mark -- (designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border")