blaze
blaze Lexical Profile
blaze Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A large, fiercely burning fire or bright flame.
"Firefighters worked through the night to contain the massive blaze in the warehouse."
A very bright, dazzling display of light or color, or a sudden outburst of intense emotion.
"In autumn, the maple trees along the avenue turn into a spectacular blaze of red and gold."
A white stripe or mark on the face of a horse, cow, or other quadruped, or a mark chipped into the bark of a tree to indicate a trail.
"We followed the painted blazes on the pine trees all the way to the mountain summit."
• verb
To burn fiercely or shine brightly and intensely.
"A warm log fire blazed in the hearth while the snow fell outside."
To mark or establish a trail or path by chipping tree bark or painting signs, or figuratively to pioneer a new course.
"Her groundbreaking research in genetics blazed a trail for modern personalized medicine."
To shoot or fire continuously or rapidly, or to move with great speed and energy.
"The defending champion blazed past her rivals in the final lap of the race."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The fire-related sense comes from Old English blæse ('a torch or bright fire'), while the sense of a white mark on an animal's face comes from Middle Low German blase, both ultimately tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'shining or white'.