1. The process of combustion of flammable materials; produces heat, light, and (often) smoke
   "flame was one of our ancestors' first discoveries";
   - fire, flaming
    
2. Visible burning gas, e.g. coming from something on fire
   "the flames licked up the walls and engulfed the roof"

1. Be in flames or aflame
   "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"
    
2. Shine with a sudden light
   "The night sky flamed with the massive bombardment";
   - flare
    
3. Criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
   "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"
    
4. Blush or become red with emotion
   "Her face flamed with embarrassment"

1. Of orange tinged with red
   "The flame-orange leaves signaled the arrival of autumn";
   - red-orange, reddish-orange, flame-orange

Derived forms: flaming, flames, flamed

See also: chromatic

Type of: beam, burn, burning, castigate, chasten, chastise, combust, combustion, correct, objurgate, shine

Encyclopedia: Flame